not give/budge/move an inch
US /nɑt ɡɪv/bʌdʒ/muːv ən ɪntʃ/
UK /nɑt ɡɪv/bʌdʒ/muːv ən ɪntʃ/
1.
寸步不让, 纹丝不动
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.
他在合同条款上寸步不让。
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Despite all the pressure, she wouldn't budge an inch from her original stance.
尽管承受了所有压力，她寸步不让，坚持原有立场。