give an inch
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- budgeShift or relent
- slackAbsence of tautness
leeway · wiggle room · bend · relent · cave · surrender · pushover · doormat · boundary · weakness · negotiate · accommodate · soften · step back · back down · allowance · tolerance · slippery slope
- measurement idiomsinch by inch, whole nine yards, by a mile, go the extra mile, foot in the door
flexibility and accommodation
give an inchstand firm
Refuse to retreat
hold the line · dig in · hold one's ground · stand one's ground · dig in one's heels
boundary maintenance
give an inchhold firm
Maintain one's position
stand pat · push back · gain ground · encroach · capitalize