- 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. 2014.
beat to within an inch of life
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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
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
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
within an inch of something doing something — within an ˈinch of sth/of doing sth idiom very close to sth/doing sth • She was within an inch of being killed. • They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely). Main entry: ↑inch … Useful english dictionary
within an inch of of doing something — within an ˈinch of sth/of doing sth idiom very close to sth/doing sth • She was within an inch of being killed. • They beat him (to) within an inch of his life (= very severely). Main entry: ↑inch … Useful english dictionary
within an inch of — phrasal : almost to the point of : nearly to : very near broke down when we were within an inch of our destination came within an inch of death * * * within an inch of Very close to • • • Main Entry: ↑inch * * * very close to her mouth was within … Useful english 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
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
