inch\ one's\ way\ along

inch\ one's\ way\ along
v. phr.
to. proceed slowly and with difficulty.

When the electricity failed, it took John half an hour to inch his way along the corridors of the office building.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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