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
MarciMAHR-seeEnglish
Burkett['bɜ:kit]
Bobby['bɔbi]
Bogumir-Medieval Slavic
GotthardGAWT-hahrtGerman
SammiSAM-eeEnglish (Rare)