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on the beam

[on the beam] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) In the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the right direction. * /A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

off the beam

[off the beam] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) Not in the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the wrong direction. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

by inches

[by inches] {adv. phr.} By small or slow degrees; little by little; gradually. * /The river was rising by inches./ * /They got a heavy wooden beam under the barn […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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