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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
Wealdm&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon
Lan-Chinese, Vietnamese
Esen-Turkish
Veit-German
Oksanaahk-SAH-nah (Russian)Ukrainian, Russian
BÉIbhinnBAY-vin, BE-veenIrish
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