英语词汇pinch an inch的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pinch an inch
词源	pinch an inch. A term used by American runners since the beginning of the running craze, starting in about 1975, for the amount of flesh that should be on a runner’s frame. Anyone who can pinch more than an inch of flesh in any one place on his/her body, according to this extreme formula, is not in good condition.
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