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Definition

Very near; on the point of.

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In Context

  • "[The horse] falling with a mighty crash, gave him a purler on the opposite side, and was within an ace of striking him dead with his hoof in frantic struggles to recover."
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Also Said As

  • within a whisker of
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Related Idioms

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within ames ace

Nearly, very near.

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within reach

Near (to); close (to); at a close distance (to).

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at this point in time

right now, or in the near and foreseeable future

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on the point of

Very near to; ready to; just about to; such that something is imminent…

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chink in the armor

A weakness; a weak point (particularly of something formerly considere…
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