half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc) / (tired) to death / (terrified) out of one's wits / (beaten) to within an inch of one's life / (knock) the daylights out of sb
死去活来
sǐ qù huó lái
to hover between life and death (idiom) / to suffer terribly / within an inch of one's life
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom) / fig. to make use of every second and every inch
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
(idiom) not to yield an inch
针尖对麦芒
zhēn jiān duì mài máng
sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
尺蠖
chǐ huò
looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae / inch worm
十吋口炮
shí cùn kǒu pào
ten inch caliber cannon
x英寸转矩扳手
torque wrench (x) inch dimension
尺有所短，寸有所长
chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb) / fig. everyone has their strong and weak points / everything has its advantages and disadvantages
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