within an inch of life

within an inch of (one's) life

Very soundly or thoroughly, to or as if to the point of near death. Our neighbor is in the hospital because a burglar beat him to within an inch of his life. The sudden blaring of the alarm scared me within an inch of my life.

within an inch of one's life

Fig. very close to losing one's life; almost to death. The accident frightened me within an inch of my life. When Mary was seriously ill in the hospital, she came within an inch of her life.

词组	within an inch of life
释义	within an inch of life within an inch of (one's) life Very soundly or thoroughly, to or as if to the point of near death. Our neighbor is in the hospital because a burglar beat him to within an inch of his life. The sudden blaring of the alarm scared me within an inch of my life. See also: inch, life, of, within Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. within an inch of one's life Fig. very close to losing one's life; almost to death. The accident frightened me within an inch of my life. When Mary was seriously ill in the hospital, she came within an inch of her life. See also: inch, life, of, within McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: to within an inch of your life within an inch of (one's) life within an inch of your life not a minute too soon defend defend (oneself or someone) with (something) defend with trap (someone or something) in (something) trap in trapping
随便看	be on red alert be on relief be on show be on, show, prove, etc. your mettle be on somebody's back be on somebody's case be on somebody's side be on someone's back be on someone's case be on someone's head be on someone's shoulder be on some other shit be on song be on speaking terms be on stream be on (the) air be on the anvil be on the back burner be on the back foot be on the ball be on the blink be on the breadline be on the brink of (doing something) be on the bum be on the cards