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 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
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 — (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
be 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
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
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
whisker — whis|ker [ˈwıskə US ər] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: whiskers mustache (16 20 centuries), from whisker something that whisks or sweeps (15 19 centuries), from whisk; because the mustache looks like a small brush] 1.) [usually plural] one of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
Preston North End F.C. — Preston North End Full name Preston North End Football Club Nickname(s) The Lilywhites, PNE, North End, The Whites. Proud Preston … Wikipedia
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
