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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fulbert	-	French, Ancient Germanic
Miu	mee-oo	Japanese
Beauregard	BO-rə-gahrd	English (Rare)
Cristoforo	-	Italian
Bastiaan	BAHS-tee-ah:n	Dutch
DenİZ	-	Turkish