come within an inch of doing



come within an inch of doing something

Fig. almost to do something; to come very close to doing something. I came within an inch of going into the army. I came within an inch of falling off the roof.
See also: come, inch, of, within

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LÍLe-Irish
EsmÉes-MAY (Dutch)English, Dutch
Radko-Bulgarian, Czech
RichÁRd-Hungarian
GeenaJEE-nəEnglish (Rare)
KjellSHELSwedish, Norwegian