He came within a whisker of beating the world champion.
Several times on his trek through the jungle he came within a whisker of death.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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
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
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 doing 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
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
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
whisker — whisk|er [ wıskər, hwıskər ] noun 1. ) whiskers plural MAINLY LITERARY stiff hairs that grow out of a man s face, especially on his cheeks 2. ) count one of several long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of some animals: The cat licked its… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whisker — UK [ˈwɪskə(r)] / US [ˈwɪskər] / US [ˈhwɪskər] noun Word forms whisker : singular whisker plural whiskers 1) [countable] one of several long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of some animals The cat licked its whiskers. 2) whiskers [plural] old … English dictionary
