Sentence examples of "inch" in English

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He was every inch a king. Er war jeder Zoll ein König.
The ice is two inches thick. Das Eis ist zwei Zoll dick.
I am five feet, two inches tall. Ich bin fünf Fuß und zwei Zoll groß.
He is two inches taller than I am. Er ist zwei Zoll größer als ich.
He is taller than I by two inches. Er ist zwei Zoll größer als ich.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard. Wenn man ihm den kleinen Finger gibt, so nimmt er die ganze Hand.
A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile. Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei.
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