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
CarloKAHR-loItalian
GwenGWENWelsh, English
Zvonko-Croatian
ŠTefÁNia-Slovak
Lysandros-Ancient Greek
Mohamed-Arabic (Egyptian)