by inches

基本解释

I would have died by inches before i touched a single hair of his head !
我甯可寸磔而死，也不會碰他一根頭發！
translation-dictionary.net
Unable to plan a long period program, time was ever and again spent in waiting information and wasting by inches.
不能做長期計劃，時時都在等消息中度過，浪費著時間。
Before the end, Giovinco made a great run and his shot was off target by inches . It ended 0-0 and so penalties beckoned.
臨近結束前，吉奧文科漂亮的跑位，但他的射門緩慢偏出。0：0結束所以麪臨點球大戰。

That was a good joke on me. By jingo, I'll bet I did jump six and nine-tenths inches.

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