| 词组 | by a hair |
| 释义 | Idiom by a hair(’s breadth) and by a whisker Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL just barely; by a very small distance. (The whisker phrase is folksy.)I just missed getting on the plane by a hair's breadth.I made it by a hair!The arrow missed the deer by a whisker. by a hairBy an extremely short or slim margin (of distance, time, or another measure). They're just about to close the gates! It looks like we made the flight by a hair. The race was neck and neck till the very end, but Sally won it by a hair. by a hair('s breadth)and by a whiskerFig. just barely; by a very small distance. I just missed getting on the plane by a hair's breadth. I made it onto the last flight by a hair! by a hairAlso, by a hairbreadth or whisker . Very narrowly. For example, His serve was out by a hair, or We made our flight by a hairbreadth, or Dad missed hitting the pole by a whisker. The first two hyperboles for the very narrowest margin date from the 1300s and 1400s respectively; whisker meaning "a small amount" was first recorded in 1913. Also see by the skin of one's teeth; hang by a hair. |
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