- beat someone to within an inch of life
- beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life
to attack someone so violently that they almost die.
She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
beat someone to within an inch of life
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beat someone to within an inch of their life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
beat someone (to) within an inch of their life — beat/thrash/someone (to) within an inch of their life phrase to hit someone so hard that they nearly die Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: inch … Useful english dictionary
beat to within an inch of life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
thrash someone (to) within an inch of their life — beat/thrash/someone (to) within an inch of their life phrase to hit someone so hard that they nearly die Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: inch … Useful english dictionary
beat to within an inch of their life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
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