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within an ace of (doing) something and within a hair('s breadth) of something

very close to doing something. I came within an ace of getting into an accident. We were within an ace of beating the all-time record. We were within a hair's breadth of beating the all-time record.

See also: ace, within

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Once a great noisy bee was within an ace of waking her, but I caught him with inspired dexterity, and he buzzed around her head no more. The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context The stranger reeled and came within an ace of falling, but regained his footing right quickly. Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context It was Sir Madok de la Montaine, a burly great fellow whose chief distinc- tion was that he had come within an ace of sending Sir Launcelot down over his horse-tail once. A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context More results

? References in classic literature

Once a great noisy bee was within an ace of waking her, but I caught him with inspired dexterity, and he buzzed around her head no more.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

The stranger reeled and came within an ace of falling, but regained his footing right quickly.

Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context

It was Sir Madok de la Montaine, a burly great fellow whose chief distinc- tion was that he had come within an ace of sending Sir Launcelot down over his horse-tail once.

A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context

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