within an ace of doing something



within an ace of (doing) something

mod. very close to doing something. We were within an ace of beating the all-time record.
See also: ace, of, within

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zahara-Hebrew
JulioHOO-lyo (Spanish), ZHOO-lyoo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Consuelokon-SWE-loSpanish
Godwine-Anglo-Saxon
Annis['ænis]
Katharine['kæθərin]