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idiombe/come within an ace of doing sth BrEBrE1 to nearly succeed in doing what you are trying to do:I came within an ace of convincing her to come, but she changed her mind at the last minute.Handley's within an ace of winning the championship.2 to nearly do something that would be a mistake or that would be bad for you:Charlie was within an ace of telling her all our plans.The team came within an ace of losing the game. —see also be/come within a hair's breadth of doing sth
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