inch (one's) way along (something)
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To move across something in very small increments or very gradually. We all watched in awe as the man carefully inched his way along the tightrope.
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inch one's way along something
and inch oneself along somethingto creep slowly on or along something. I inched my way along the ledge and almost fell off. Sharon inched herself along the side of the bridge.
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