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within a whisker of

within a whisker of something

close to something Yesterday, the price of oil came within a whisker of its all-time high. An asteroid came within a whisker of crashing into the earth.
See also: of, whisker, within

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DuaneDWAYN, də-WAYNEnglish, Irish
I'tidal-Arabic
KelleighKEL-eeEnglish (Rare)
Raimonds-Latvian
Sigfrid (1)SEEG-freedSwedish
Asmaa-Arabic
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