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a footstep away (from pfedorov); one pace away from (чего-либо Anglophile); on the cusp of (on the cusp of securing a playoff berth VLZ_58); nearly (She nearly won – Она была в шаге от победы george serebryakov); poised (He is now poised to become the next big star in country music. VLZ_58); a stone's throw away from (4uzhoj); within one's grasp (кого-либо; able to be found or gotten – She felt the solution was within her grasp. Success is almost within our grasp. Bullfinch) | |||
within an ace of (very close to: within an ace of winning (He came within an ace of winning) Tamerlane) |
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American usage, not spelling | 1 |
Aviation | 2 |
Chess | 1 |
Cliche / convention | 1 |
Figure of speech | 1 |
Finances | 1 |
General | 23 |
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Makarov | 4 |
Military | 1 |
Production | 1 |
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Rhetoric | 1 |
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