| 词汇 | come within a whisker of doing something |
| 释义 | Idiom come within a whisker of doing somethingcome 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 whisker of death. 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. come within a whisker of somethingCOMMON If you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it. He came within a whisker of scoring the most spectacular goal. Meanwhile, Guccione came within a whisker of losing his mansion. Note: You can also say that someone is within a whisker of doing something. The two firms are within a whisker of agreeing a deal. Yet Miller had been within a whisker of being sacked. be, come, etc. within a whisker of something/of doing something(British English) almost do something: They came within a whisker of being killed. |
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