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
Arturo	ahr-TOO-ro	Italian, Spanish
Roosje	RO:-shə	Dutch
Rashaun	rə-SHAWN, ray-SHAWN	African American (Rare)
Chelsey	CHEL-see	English (Modern)
Summer	SUM-ər	English
ŠTefanija	shte-FAHN-ee-yah (Croatian)	Slovene, Croatian