hairs breadth

Engels idiom

ϕιλομαθής Do, 2 aug 2018, 20:57

Vertalingen in idioom van "hairs breadth"

Deens

en hårsbredde

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Deens

på et hængende hår

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Deens

med det yderste af neglene

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Engels

By the skin of someone's teeth

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ArabischEngels #1 #2 Grieks Russisch Spaans

Engels

close shave

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Engels #1 #2 Russisch

Engels

A close call, or a close scrape

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Engels

hair’s breadth

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a close shave

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Frans

avec la peau des dents.

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Frans

il s'en est fallu d'un cheveu

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Frans Hindi

Frans

une échappée belle

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Frans

Spaans

Pasar de panzazo

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Spaans

Por los pelos / Por un pelo

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Spaans

Meanings of "hairs breadth"

Engels

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 Do, 02 aug 2018, 20:57

hairs breadth

Vertalingen in idioom van "hairs breadth"

Meanings of "hairs breadth"

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Engels: Populaire idiomen

Fuck around and find out

To be born for the rose and pearl

Turtle dovin'

It's not all sunshine and roses

One for the money, two for the show

As the crow flies

The person who can't reach the grapes, says they are sour

Out of the ordinary

Pop a bean

Break a leg

Dead and buried

you don´t shit where you eat

Behind the curtain

Wife material

Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief