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by a hair's breadth
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Prepositional phrase
1.3.1
Synonyms
1.3.2
Translations
1.4
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English
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Etymology
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hair's breadth
.
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
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by
a
hair
's
breadth
(
idiomatic
)
By a
narrow
margin
.
Synonyms
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by the skin of one's teeth
within an inch of one's life
Translations
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by a narrow margin
Finnish:
karvan verran
French:
à deux doigts
(fr)
,
à un cheveu
(fr)
,
à un poil
German:
um ein Haar
(de)
,
um Haaresbreite
Hungarian:
egy
hajszállal
Irish:
idir cleith agus ursain
Luxembourgish:
op en Hoer
Polish:
o włos
Portuguese:
por um fio
,
por um triz
(pt)
Spanish:
por un pelo
Sranan Tongo:
ete wan ingiwiwiri
Swedish:
med en hårsmån
(sv)
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close shave
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