breadth Idioma
by a hair’s breadth
Idiom(s): by a hair(’s breadth) AND by a whiskerTheme: 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.
By a hair's breadth
If a person escapes from some danger by a hair's breadth, they only just managed to avoid it. The breadth is the thickness of a hair, so they probably feel somewhat lucky because the margin between success and what could easily have been failure was so close.
An breadth idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with breadth, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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