he won't budge!
1budge — [bʌdʒ] v [I,T usually in negatives] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: bouger, from Latin bullire; BOIL1] 1.) to move, or to make someone or something move ▪ She leaned on the door, but it wouldn t budge. budge from ▪ Will hasn t budged from his …
2budge — [ bʌdʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive usually in negatives to move, or to move something, especially something that is very heavy or is stuck: I pulled again, but the wheel wouldn t budge. It was wedged between two stones and we couldn t budge …
3budge — verb ADVERB ▪ barely, not even VERB + BUDGE ▪ will not, would not ▪ He sat down and would not budge. ▪ refuse to …
4budge — verb (intransitive, transitive usually in negatives) informal 1 to move, or move someone or something from one place to another: Come on budge. I can t get past. | budge sth: The car was stuck in the snow and we couldn t budge it. (+ from): Will… …
5budge — v. (usu. with neg.) 1 intr. a make the slightest movement. b change one s opinion (he s stubborn, he won t budge). 2 tr. cause or compel to budge (nothing will budge him). Phrases and idioms: budge up (or over) make room for another person by… …
6Budge — v. (usu. with neg.) 1 intr. a make the slightest movement. b change one s opinion (he s stubborn, he won t budge). 2 tr. cause or compel to budge (nothing will budge him). Phrases and idioms: budge up (or over) make room for another person by… …
7budge — verb /bʌdʒ/ a) To move. I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch. b) To move. I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it. Syn: shift …
8budge an inch — (not) budge/give an inch to refuse to change your opinion or agree to even very small changes that another person wants. I keep asking her to think again, but she won t budge an inch. He refuses to give an inch on health and safety issues.… …
9Budge, Don — ▪ American tennis player byname of John Donald Budge born June 13, 1915, Oakland, Calif., U.S. died Jan. 26, 2000, Scranton, Pa. American tennis player who was the first to win the Grand Slam i.e., the four major singles championships,… …
10Budge, John Donald — ▪ 2001 “Don” American tennis player (b. June 13, 1915, Oakland, Calif. d. Jan. 26, 2000, Scranton, Pa.), won the four major tennis tournaments Wimbledon and the championships of Australia, France, and the United States in 1938 to become… …
