be within a whisker of (something)

To be very close to getting, achieving, or experiencing something. She was within a whisker of the gold medal, but her leg cramped in the last few meters. Hundreds of people were within a whisker of death when their apartment building caught on fire in the middle of the night.See also: of, whisker, within

be, come, etc. within a whisker of something/of doing something

(British English) almost do something: They came within a whisker of being killed.See also: of, something, whisker, within

单词	be within a whisker of (something)
释义	be within a whisker of (something) be within a whisker of (something) To be very close to getting, achieving, or experiencing something. She was within a whisker of the gold medal, but her leg cramped in the last few meters. Hundreds of people were within a whisker of death when their apartment building caught on fire in the middle of the night.See also: of, whisker, within be, come, etc. within a whisker of something/of doing something (British English) almost do something: They came within a whisker of being killed.See also: of, something, whisker, within
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