| 词汇 | by a whisker |
| 释义 | Idiom by a hair(’s breadth) and by a whisker Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL just barely; by a very small distance. (The whisker phrase is folksy.)I just missed getting on the plane by a hair's breadth.I made it by a hair!The arrow missed the deer by a whisker. Idiom by a whisker by a very small amount.Last time she raced against the Brazilian she won by a whisker.He missed the goal by a whisker. by a whiskerBy an extremely short or slim margin (of distance, time, or another measure). They're just about to close the gates! It looks like we made the flight by a whisker. The race was neck and neck till the very end, but Sally won it by a whisker. by a whiskerIf you succeed or fail to do something by a whisker, you succeed or fail, but only just. The French government only scraped a Yes vote by a whisker. At the end we lost by a whisker and we were so disappointed. do something by a ˈwhisker(informal) do something, but nearly fail; do something, but only just: He missed the first prize by a whisker.You escaped serious injury by a whisker, so consider yourselves very lucky. |
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