to come within
1come within a whisker of something — come within a whisker of (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the… …
2come within a whisker of doing something — come within a whisker of (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the… …
3come within a whisker of — (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the jungle he came within a… …
4come within a whisker of something — informal phrase if you come within a whisker of something, it nearly happens They came within a whisker of winning the game. Thesaurus: almost and almost notsynonym Main entry: whisker …
5come within an ace of something — come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Linford Christie came within an ace of the world indoor record for the 100m last night …
6come within an ace of doing something — come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Linford Christie came within an ace of the world indoor record for the 100m last night …
7come within an ace of — (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Linford Christie came within an ace of the world indoor record for the 100m last night …
8come within an inch of doing something — come within an inch of (doing something) to very nearly do something, especially something dangerous or exciting. I came within an inch of losing my life on the rocks below …
9come within an inch of — (doing something) to very nearly do something, especially something dangerous or exciting. I came within an inch of losing my life on the rocks below …
10come within an inch of doing something — phrase to almost do something She came within an inch of winning the match. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: inch …
