barely budge
Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words
to move only a very small amount
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Examples (10)
- The massive rock barely budged even when three people pushed it.
- He barely budged on his initial offer during the negotiation.
- The rusty bolt would barely budge, no matter how hard I turned the wrench.
- The unemployment rate has barely budged over the last quarter.
- The car, stuck in the mud, barely budged when I revved the engine.
- Despite all the efforts, public opinion on the matter seems to barely budge.
- The needle on the pressure gauge barely budged, indicating a serious problem.
- He pushed with all his might, but the fallen tree barely budged from the path.
- Stock prices barely budged today despite the major news announcement.
- The heavy curtains barely budged in the gentle breeze.