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
Gemariahgem-ə-RIE-ə (English)Biblical
ElliottEL-ee-ətEnglish
Lelle-Swedish
BolekBAW-lekPolish
ChicaSHEE-kəPortuguese
IvanČIca-Croatian