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hair's breadth |
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a hair's breadth a very small distance or amount. Enemy forces are within a hair's breadth of the city. We were a hair's breadth away from getting caught. (= we were almost caught) |
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Drummle's shoulder had claimed another hair's breadth of room, I should have jerked him into the window; equally, that if my own shoulder had urged a similar claim, Mr. This, however, is of but little importance to our tale; it will be enough not to stray a hair's breadth from the truth in the telling of it. Well was it for Robin that he was quick and nimble of foot; for the blow that grazed a hair's breadth from his shoulder would have felled an ox. |
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