'V way prep/adv' - Construction 4

Name: the inch your way somewhere construction
Description: A person moves somewhere cautiously or carefully.
Verbs: dodge, ease, edge, feel, grope, inch, manoeuvre, navigate, nose, pick, prise, sidestep, squeeze, steer, thread, twist, weave, worm
Example: We inched our way slowly forward… (BNC)
Membership: literal movement; manner; wih care
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