Meaning: christ within

n.
a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

within Idiom, Proverb

within earshot

close enough to hear, under my breath Lil was within earshot of the radio during the newscast. She heard it.

within reach of

within practicable traveling distance；near在近处
Our house is within reach of the school．我们家在学校附近。

within reason

within the limits of good sense；in reasonable control or check；moderate合情合理；有节制的；适度的
Your demands are within reason．你的要求是合情合理的。
It's qiute within reason for them to be late today．今天他们来迟了是情有可原的。

within one's reach

Idiom(s): within someone's reach AND within someone's grasp

Theme: PROXIMITY

almost in the possession of someone.
• My goals are almost within my reach, so I know I'll succeed.
• We almost had the contract within our grasp, but the deal fell through at the last minute.

within limits

Idiom(s): within limits AND within bounds

Theme: LIMITATION

up to a certain point; with certain restrictions.
• You're free to do what you want—within limits, of course.
• You must try to keep behavior at the party within bounds.

within hailing distance

Idiom(s): within hailing distance AND within calling distance

Theme: PROXIMITY

close enough to hear someone call out.
• When the boat came within hailing distance, I asked if I could borrow some gasoline.
• We weren't within calling distance, so I couldn't hear what you said to me.

within an inch of one's life

Idiom(s): within an inch of one's life

Theme: DAYDREAM

very close to losing one's life; almost to death.
• The accident frightened me within an inch of my life.
• When Mary was seriously ill in the hospital, she came within an inch of her life.

within a stone's throw

Idiom(s): within a stone's throw (of sth) AND (just) a stone's throw away (from sth); (just) a stone's throw (from sth)

Theme: PROXIMITY

very close (to something). (Possibly as close as the distance one could throw a stone. It usually refers to a distance much greater than one could throw a stone.)
• The police department was located within a stone's throw of our house.
• We live in Carbondale, and that's just a stone's throw away from the Mississippi River.
• Come visit. We live just a stone's throw away.
• John saw Mary across the street, just a stone's throw away.
• Philadelphia is a stone's throw from New York City.

live within one's means

Idiom(s): live within one's means

Theme: LIVELIHOOD

to spend no more money than one has.
• We have to struggle to live within our means, but we manage.
• John is unable to live within his means.

come within an inch of

Idiom(s): come within an inch of doing something AND come within an ace of doing something

Theme: ALMOST

almost to do something; to come very close to doing something. (The reference to distance is usually metaphorical)
• I came within an inch of going into the Army.
• I came within an inch of falling off the roof.
• She came within an ace of buying the house.

within one's grasp

within calling distance

within bounds

come within an ace of

Within a whisker

If you come within a whisker of doing something, you very nearly manage to do it but don't succeed.

stone's throw|stone|throw|within a stone's throw

adv. phr. Within a very short distance. They live across the street from us, just within a stone's throw. See: HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP.

within an ace of|ace|within

informal or within an inch of adv. phr. Almost but not quite; very close to; nearly. Tim came within an ace of losing the election. John was within an inch of drowning before he was pulled out of the water.
Compare: BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH.

within an inch of one's life|inch|life|within

adv. phr. Until you are almost dead; near to dying. The bear clawed the hunter within an inch of his life. Often used after "to". The prize fighter was beaten to within an inch of his life.

within bounds|bounds|within

adv. or adj. phr. 1. Inside of the boundary lines in a game; on or inside of the playing field. You must hit the ball inside the lines of the tennis court or it will not be within bounds. If you kick the football over a side-line, it will not be in bounds. 2. Inside of a place where one is allowed to go or be. The soldiers are within bounds on one side of the city, but are out of bounds on the other side. 3. Inside of safe or proper limits; allowable. If you ask Father for a quarter, he might give it to you, but a dollar would not be within bounds. He succeeded in keeping his temper within bounds.
Antonym: OUT OF BOUNDS.

within call|call|hail|within|within hail

adv. phr. 1. Near enough to hear each other's voices. When the two ships were within hail, their officers exchanged messages. Billy's mother told him to stay within call because supper was nearly ready. 2. In a place where you can be reached by phone, radio, or TV and be called. The sick man was very low and the doctor stayed within call. The soldiers were allowed to leave the base by day, but had to stay within call.

within reason|reason|within

adv. or adj. phr. Within the limits of good sense; in reasonable control or check; moderate. I want you to have a good time tonight, within reason. If Tom wants to go to the fair, he must keep his expenses within reason. Jean's plans are quite within reason.

wheels within wheels

wheels within wheels
Complex interacting processes, agents, or motives, as in It's difficult to find out just which government agency is responsible; there are wheels within wheels. This term, which now evokes the complex interaction of gears, may derive from a scene in the Bible (Ezekiel 1:16): “Their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.” [c. 1600]

within

within
In addition to the idioms beginning with within, also see in reason; spitting distance; wheels within wheels.
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- within an ace of
- within bounds
- within call
- within reach
- within reason

within an ace of

within an ace of
Also, within an inch of. Very close to, within a narrow margin of, as in We were within an ace of calling you, but we'd lost your phone number, or We were within an inch of buying tickets for that concert. The first term refers to the ace of dice, that is, the one pip on a die. The lowest number one can throw with a pair of dice is two (two aces), a throw that is within an ace of one. The term began to be used for other kinds of near miss by about 1700.

within call

within call
Also, within hail. Near enough to hear a summons, as in Tommy's allowed to play outside but only within call of his mother, or We told them they could hike ahead of us but to stay within hail. The first term was first recorded in 1668, the variant in 1697.

within reach

within reach
see in reach.

More Idioms/Phrases

with the gloves off within within an ace of within call within reach without without a leg to stand on without a stitch on without doubt