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на волосок от

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gen. a close shave; a close call; as near as a toucher; by a close shave; within a hair of; within an ace of; within an inch of (Anglophile); in for it; within a hair's breadth
Gruzovik within a hairbreadth of
amer. close call
brit. within an ace of something (Alexander Demidov)
fig. next door to
на волосок от...
gen. within an ace of
на волоске от
gen. on the brink of (teetering on the brink of bankruptcy SirReal); by a hair's breadth of; within a hair's breadth of; within the turn of a die
Игорь Миг on the verge of
на волосок волоске от
gen. within a hairbreadth of
на волосок от
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American usage, not spelling2
Chess2
Figure of speech1
General29
Idiomatic3
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