hairs breadth

English idiom

ϕιλομαθής Thu, 2 Aug 2018, 20:57

Idiomatic translations of "hairs breadth"

Danish

en hårsbredde

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Danish

på et hængende hår

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Danish

med det yderste af neglene

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By the skin of someone's teeth

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English

close shave

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A close call, or a close scrape

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hair’s breadth

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a close shave

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French

avec la peau des dents.

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il s'en est fallu d'un cheveu

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une échappée belle

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Pasar de panzazo

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Por los pelos / Por un pelo

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Meanings of "hairs breadth"

English

The expression literally means that the distance between two things is only as great as a hair is broad. It is used to express a very narrow amount.

Example: Jack came so close to the edge that he was only a hair’s breadth away from falling over the cliff

ϕιλομαθήςon Thu, 02 Aug 2018, 20:57

hairs breadth

Idiomatic translations of "hairs breadth"

Meanings of "hairs breadth"

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