inch (one's) way across (something)

inch (one's) way across (something)

To move across something in very small increments or very gradually. We all watched in awe as the man carefully inched his way across the tightrope.
See also: across, inch, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

inch one's way across something

 and inch oneself across something
to creep slowly across something. The little green worm inched its way across the branch. It inched itself across the leaf.
See also: across, inch, way
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • inch (oneself) across (something)
  • inch way across
  • get (something) across to (one)
  • tear across
  • tear across (something or some place)
  • push (someone or something) across (something)
  • push across
  • cut across
  • cut across (something)
  • flow across (something)