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| English | Russian |
| beat someone within an inch of their life | всыпать по первое число (Maggie) |
| flog someone within an inch of his life | всыпать по первое число |
| Give them an inch and they'll take a mile | Дай им палец-руку откусят (BRUNDOV) |
| Give them an inch and they'll take a mile | Дай им палец-оторвут всю руку (BRUNDOV) |
| inch-thick plank | дюймовка |
| kerosene lamp with 0.7 inch wide wick | семилинейка |
| map a on scale of two versts to the inch | двухвёрстка (a verst is an obsolete Russian unit of length, equal to 1.0668 kilometers, 0.6629 miles, or 3,500 feet) |
| map on scale of ten verst to the inch | десятивёрстка |
| map on the scale of three versts to an inch | трёхвёрстка |
| one-inch nail | дюймовка |
| six-inch gun | шестидюймовка |
| thrash someone within an inch of someone life | бить смертным боем (кого-либо Technical) |
| three-inch field gun | трёхдюймовка |