palmo
1 (medida) span; few inches
plural
; (p) small amountpalmo a palmo inch by inch
avanzar palmo a palmo to inch forward
conocer el terreno palmo a palmo o a palmos to know every inch of the ground
tener medido el terreno a palmos to know every inch of the ground
con un palmo de lengua fuera with his tongue hanging out
crecer a palmos to shoot up
dejar a algn con un palmo de narices to disappoint sb; let sb down
no hay un palmo de A a B there's hardly any distance o difference between A and B
no levantaba un palmo del suelo cuando ... he was knee-high to a grasshopper when ...
