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
Rod	RAHD	English
Vicente	bee-THEN-te (Spanish), bee-SEN-te (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Masuyo	mah-soo-yo	Japanese
Rei	ṙe:	Japanese
Greta	['gretə]
Fabiana	fah-BYAH-nah (Italian)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman