not give/budge/move an inch

US /nɑt ɡɪv/bʌdʒ/muːv ən ɪntʃ/
UK /nɑt ɡɪv/bʌdʒ/muːv ən ɪntʃ/
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ne pas céder un pouce, ne pas bouger d'un iota

to refuse to change your opinion or decision, or to refuse to be persuaded to do something

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He would not give an inch on the terms of the contract.
Il ne voulait pas céder un pouce sur les termes du contrat.
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Despite all the pressure, she wouldn't budge an inch from her original stance.
Malgré toute la pression, elle ne bougea pas d'un pouce de sa position initiale.
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stand firmhold one's groundstick to one's gunsrefuse to compromisebe unyielding
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