a hair's breadth



a hair's breadth

a very small distance or amount Enemy forces are within a hair's breadth of the city. We were a hair's breadth away from getting caught. (= we were almost caught)
See also: breadth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Toms-Latvian
Mesut-Turkish
Kristupas-Lithuanian
Adetokunbo-Western African, Yoruba
Cas-Dutch
Carolina[.kærə'lainə]