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idiom(to) within an inch of your life1 if you beat someone to within an inch of their life, you hit them hard many times so that they are badly hurt:You are coming home with me now, and if you don't keep quiet I'll thrash you within an inch of your life.I got beaten to within an inch of my life last time I said 'no' Chris.2 BrE if you clean something to within an inch of its life, you rub it very hard while cleaning it:Every drawer, cupboard, and surface was cleaned to within an inch of its life, and the floor was scrubbed till it shone.My mother polishes all her silver cutlery to within an inch of its life, every week.
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