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
Arn&Thorn;ÓR-Icelandic
Shyla-English (Modern)
'Esaw-Biblical Hebrew
HilbertHIL-bertGerman
Susy['su:zi]
Gilda-Italian, Portuguese