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Examples:point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides—inch (unit of length equal 2.54 cm.)—a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow move an inch)—(beaten) within an inch of one's life—lit. see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch—lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains—give him an inch, and he'll want a mile—within an inch of one's life—lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless—lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)— |