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
Biagino-Italian
StiofÁNshtee-FAWNIrish
Lewis['lu:is]
WilmaVIL-mah (German, Dutch), WIL-mah (Dutch), WIL-mə (English)German, Dutch, English
RiagÁN-Irish
Fariha-Arabic, Urdu