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every inch a ___

  1. “Every inch a ___” describes someone whose appearance seems perfectly fitting to his or her profession or status: “The general stood straight and tall at the podium, looking every inch a soldier.”


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Towering above you at 6ft 6in with the broadest of broad frames, Green looks every inch a cricketer.

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The Gunners looked every inch a team without a recognised main forward as they laboured and spluttered to break down Leicester City's game but limited resistance at King Power Stadium.

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Vought, however, is every inch a type most Americans know well and loathe: the creepy religious fanatic.

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“Folie” is every inch a sequel to “Joker,” told in the same heightened cinematic language, with key collaborators returning.

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With height, lively pace and the ability to swing the ball, he is every inch a fast bowler, as if the cricketing gods have built a paceman from scratch.

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