beat to within an inch of life

beat somebody to within an inch of their life

to attack someone so violently that they almost die She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gaspare	-	Italian
Nadab	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Tytus	TI-tuws	Polish
Aili	-	Finnish
Gervais	zher-VE	French
Goodwin	['gudwin]