- within a whisker of
- within a whisker of (something)
close to something.
Yesterday, the price of oil came within a whisker of its all-time high.
An asteroid came within a whisker of crashing into the earth.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
within a whisker of
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within a whisker — If you come within a whisker of doing something, you very nearly manage to do it but don t succeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
within a whisker of something — within a whisker of (something) close to something. Yesterday, the price of oil came within a whisker of its all time high. An asteroid came within a whisker of crashing into the earth … New idioms dictionary
within a whisker of — informal extremely close or near to doing, achieving, or suffering something … Useful english dictionary
come within a whisker of something — come within a whisker of (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the… … New idioms dictionary
come within a whisker of doing something — come within a whisker of (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the… … New idioms dictionary
come within a whisker of — (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the jungle he came within a… … New idioms dictionary
come within a whisker of something — informal phrase if you come within a whisker of something, it nearly happens They came within a whisker of winning the game. Thesaurus: almost and almost notsynonym Main entry: whisker … Useful english dictionary
come within a whisker of something — informal if you come within a whisker of something, it nearly happens They came within a whisker of winning the game … English dictionary
be within a whisker of something something — be, come, etc. within a whisker of sth/doing sth idiom (BrE) to almost do sth • They came within a whisker of being killed. Main entry: ↑whiskeridiom … Useful english dictionary
come within a whisker of something something — be, come, etc. within a whisker of sth/doing sth idiom (BrE) to almost do sth • They came within a whisker of being killed. Main entry: ↑whiskeridiom … Useful english dictionary
