- by a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whisker
- By a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whiskerедваI just missed getting on the plane by a hair’s breadth.
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms. 2014.
by a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whisker
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hair's-breadth — noun a very small distance or space they escaped by a hair s breadth they lost the election by a whisker • Syn: ↑hairsbreadth, ↑hair, ↑whisker • Hypernyms: ↑small indefinite quantity, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
a hair's breadth — THE NARROWEST OF MARGINS, a narrow margin, the skin of one s teeth, a split second, a nose; informal a whisker. → hair * * * a very small amount or margin you escaped death by a hair s breadth … Useful english dictionary
a hair's breadth — she won by a hair s breadth Syn: the narrowest of margins, a narrow margin, the skin of one s teeth, a split second, a nose, a whisker … Thesaurus of popular words
hair — n 1. filament, thread, fiber, fibril, fibrilla, Bot. villus, bristle. 2.(all of humans) locks, tresses, curls, ringlets; crine, head of hair, Sl. mane; thatch, shock, Sl. mop; bangs, fringe of hair; down, fuzz, fluff, soft or fine hairs; whisker … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hairsbreadth — noun a very small distance or space they escaped by a hair s breadth they lost the election by a whisker • Syn: ↑hair s breadth, ↑hair, ↑whisker • Hypernyms: ↑small indefinite quantity, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nose — n 1. neb, nib, bill, pecker, All Sl. beak, snoot, schnozz, schnozzle, schnozzola; snout, muzzle, Sl. nozzle, Facetious. proboscis, trunk, Entomol. antlia; nostrils, nasal passage or cavity, breather, air hole, spiracle, blow hole; sniffer,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
small indefinite amount — noun an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude • Syn: ↑small indefinite quantity • Hypernyms: ↑indefinite quantity • Hyponyms: ↑helping, ↑portion, ↑serving, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
small indefinite quantity — noun an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude • Syn: ↑small indefinite amount • Hypernyms: ↑indefinite quantity • Hyponyms: ↑helping, ↑portion, ↑serving, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
barely — adverb former hurricane Patricia was barely at tropical storm force Syn: hardly, scarcely, just, only just, narrowly, by a very small margin, by the narrowest of margins, by the skin of one s teeth, by a hair s breadth, by a nose; almost not;… … Thesaurus of popular words
by a nose — Harris won the third race by a nose Syn: just, only just, barely, narrowly, by a hair s breadth, by the skin of one s teeth, by a whisker … Thesaurus of popular words
by the skin of one's teeth — he won, but only by the skin of his teeth Syn: (only) just, narrowly, barely, by a hair s breadth, by a very small margin; informal by a whisker … Thesaurus of popular words
