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inch

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BY INCHES,

EVERY INCH,

GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE,

WITHIN AN ACE OF or WITHIN AN INCH OF,

WITHIN AN INCH OF ONE'S LIFE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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