another coat of paint

An extremely slim or narrow margin. I managed to avoid the swerving car, but another coat of paint, and it would have hit me!

another coat of paint

The narrowest of margins. The phrase was used in such instances as a ballplayer's commenting that “that pitch came awfully close,” to which the batter replied, “Yeah, another coat of paint, and I'd have been a goner.”

See also: another, coat, of, paint

Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price

See also:

coat
coat (someone or something) with (something)
coat with
coat and tie
a world of
a world of (something)
make all the difference
make all the difference (in the world)
make a world of difference
a (new) lick of paint

References in periodicals archive

And third, apply another coat of paint over the patch so it would look like you're sandwiching the patch between two coats of paint.

Summer fix

The pebbles may need another coat of paint (this will depend on the natural colour of the pebble).

MAKE YOUR OWN PEBBLE LADYBIRDS

词组	another coat of paint
释义	another coat of paint another coat of paint An extremely slim or narrow margin. I managed to avoid the swerving car, but another coat of paint, and it would have hit me! See also: another, coat, of, paint Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. another coat of paint The narrowest of margins. The phrase was used in such instances as a ballplayer's commenting that “that pitch came awfully close,” to which the batter replied, “Yeah, another coat of paint, and I'd have been a goner.” See also: another, coat, of, paint Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: coat coat (someone or something) with (something) coat with coat and tie a world of a world of (something) make all the difference make all the difference (in the world) make a world of difference a (new) lick of paint References in periodicals archive And third, apply another coat of paint over the patch so it would look like you're sandwiching the patch between two coats of paint. Summer fix The pebbles may need another coat of paint (this will depend on the natural colour of the pebble). MAKE YOUR OWN PEBBLE LADYBIRDS
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