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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shiro	shee-ṙo:	Japanese
Olwyn	-	Welsh
Cordula	-	German
Femme	FEM-mə (Dutch)	Dutch, Frisian
Somsak	-	Thai
Ruya	-	Arabic