come within an inch of (redirected from come within a hair of someone or something)

come within an inch of someone or something and come within a hair('s breadth) of someone or something

to come very close to someone or something. The bullet came within an inch of Heather. The car came within a hair of the bus.

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come within an inch of doing something

to very nearly do something, especially something dangerous or exciting I came within an inch of losing my life on the rocks below.

See also: come, inch, within