beat to within an inch of life

beat somebody to within an inch of their life

to attack someone so violently that they almost die She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ZİYa	-	Turkish
Hercule	-	French
Gilgamesh	GIL-gə-mesh (English)	Near Eastern Mythology
GlÁUcia	-	Portuguese
Samara	-	English (Modern)
Annibale	ahn-nee-BAH-le	Italian