fight for every inch of land; not yield an inch of ground ? 我們的方針是針鋒相對，～。(《毛澤東選集》 1024) Our policy is to give him tit for tat and t o fight for every in c h of land.
寸土必爭
fighting for every inch of land
寸土必爭
fight for every inch of land;contest every inch of land
寸土必爭cùn tǔ bì zhēnɡ
一寸土地都必須爭奪。比喻國土不可侵犯。fight for every inch of land, dispute every inch of land