inch away

English

Verb

inch away (third-person singular simple present inches away, present participle inching away, simple past and past participle inched away)

  1. (informal, idiomatic, intransitive) To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc.
    They're trying to inch away from their policies.
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