inch away (English, verb)
expansion: inch away (third-person singular simple present inches away, present participle inching away, simple past and past participle inched away)
Senses:
glosses: To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc.
tags: idiomatic
informal
intransitive
Forms:
form: inches away
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: inching away
tags: participle
present
form: inched away
tags: participle
past
form: inched away
tags: past