every inch of the way
idiom
: throughout the entire process : with respect to everything
I tried to improve the system, but she opposed me every inch of the way.
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For a decade, the federal government had fought them every inch of the way.
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WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022
Sometimes, as Brady alludes to, walking away from a sport isn't solely about finding the right time or achieving a storybook ending, but about fighting every inch of the way there.
—Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 4 Apr. 2022
WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022
Sometimes, as Brady alludes to, walking away from a sport isn't solely about finding the right time or achieving a storybook ending, but about fighting every inch of the way there.
—Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 4 Apr. 2022
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