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
Celinatse-LEE-nahPolish
PÁDraigÍNPAW-dri-geenIrish
Peppi-Italian
Adcock['ædkɔks]
Markos-Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Jean (1)ZHAWNFrench