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every inch the

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every inch the something also every inch a something
completely like something He looked every inch the slick, city businessman. From his white running shoes to his baseball cap, he looks every inch a Californian.
Usage notes: used with verbs like look, seem, and be
See also: every, inch


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Pam is 41 but she still looks every inch the Playboy bunny she was and Tommy has the proof.
The role of one great director falls to Danny Huston, the son of another, who comes weaving through the action with his theatrical bearing and disreputable air, a cigar between his teeth and his pockets rattling with slimming pills; every inch the faded Hollywood idol.
Nerone seemed every inch the mad boy-king, even when his sentiments were affectionate on the surface.
 
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