Collocations for "budge"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "budge" in context.
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budge
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- (will not) budge on the [matter, subject, price, issue]
- [won't, will not, refuses to] budge (an inch)
- but it [wouldn't, won't] budge
- [would not, refused to] budge
- would not budge from her [position, place]
- I [can't, couldn't] budge it
'budge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):