look every inch something

look every inch something
look/be/every inch something phrase
to look be completely like a particular type of person

His wife looked every inch a Hollywood beauty.

Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: inch

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  • be every inch something — look/be/every inch something phrase to look be completely like a particular type of person His wife looked every inch a Hollywood beauty. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: inch …   Useful english dictionary

  • every inch the something — every inch the (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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • every inch the — (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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • inch — I UK [ɪntʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms inch : singular inch plural inches *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in one foot The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the… …   English dictionary

  • inch — inch1 [ ıntʃ ] noun count *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 CENTIMETERS. There are 12 inches in one foot: The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the cliff. an inch high/long/wide: The insect was about an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • inch — [[t]ɪ̱ntʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ inches, inching, inched 1) N COUNT: num N, oft N of n An inch is an imperial unit of length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are twelve inches in a foot. ...a candy tin 6 inches high and 8 inches in diameter.… …   English dictionary

  • every */*/*/ — UK [ˈevrɪ] / US determiner Summary: Every is generally used before a singular countable noun. The only exceptions are at Sense 2, where every can be used in phrases like every three hours , and at Sense 3. A noun subject that follows every is… …   English dictionary

  • every — eve|ry [ evri ] determiner, quantifier *** Every is generally used before a singular countable noun. The only exceptions are at Sense 2, where every can be used in phrases like every three hours, and at Sense 4. A noun subject that follows every… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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