- within an inch of your life
- within an inch of (your/its) life
nearly completely.
Caroline hoped the information she had would frighten Mr. Mott within an inch of his life.
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within an inch of your life
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within an inch of its life — within an inch of (your/its) life nearly completely. Caroline hoped the information she had would frighten Mr. Mott within an inch of his life … New idioms dictionary
within an inch of life — within an inch of (your/its) life nearly completely. Caroline hoped the information she had would frighten Mr. Mott within an inch of his life … New idioms dictionary
inch — inch1 W3S2 [ıntʃ] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Latin; Origin: uncia one twelfth ] 1.) written abbreviation in a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot. ▪ The curtains were an inch too short. ▪ Rainfall here… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inch — I UK [ɪntʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms inch : singular inch plural inches *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in one foot The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the… … English dictionary
inch — inch1 [ ıntʃ ] noun count *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 CENTIMETERS. There are 12 inches in one foot: The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the cliff. an inch high/long/wide: The insect was about an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inch — 1 /IntS/ noun (C) 1 a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres 2 a very small distance: A bullet thudded into the wall only inches from where I was standing. | The bus missed our car by inches. (=almost hit it) 3 enough rain or snow… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
life — See: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, BIG AS LIFE, CAT HAS NINE LIVES, CHARMED LIFE, COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE, FACTS OF LIFE, FOR DEAR LIFE, FOR THE LIFE OF ONE, LEAD A DOG S LIFE, NIGHT LIFE, NOT ON YOUR LIFE OR ONE S LIFE, TAKE ONE S LIFE IN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
life — See: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, BIG AS LIFE, CAT HAS NINE LIVES, CHARMED LIFE, COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE, FACTS OF LIFE, FOR DEAR LIFE, FOR THE LIFE OF ONE, LEAD A DOG S LIFE, NIGHT LIFE, NOT ON YOUR LIFE OR ONE S LIFE, TAKE ONE S LIFE IN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
life — See: between life and death, big as life, cat has nine lives, charmed life, come alive or come to life, facts of life, for dear life, for the life of one, lead a dog s life, night life, not on your life or not on one s life, take one s life in… … Словарь американских идиом
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