within an ace of something
within an ace of (doing) (something)
Extremely close to doing, achieving, or obtaining something, typically having failed by a very narrow margin. I came within an ace of winning that race, but I guess I'll have to settle for second place. They were within an ace of defeat when the quarterback threw a Hail Mary for a last-second touchdown. Crude oil prices came within an ace of $80 a barrel on Friday, threatening to plunge markets further into recession around the globe.
See also: ace, of, within
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
within an ace of something/of doing something
(British English) very close to something: We came within an ace of victory.See also: ace, of, something, within
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within an ace of something
verbSee within an ace of doing something
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- within an ace of
- within an ace of (doing) (something)
- within an ace of doing something
- within an ace of something/of doing something
- within a hair of (something)
- within a hair's breadth of (something)
- within ames ace
- within an ace of, to be
- be out for (something)
- out for, be