- By a hair's breadth of something
- Едва. С трудом. На волосок от чего-либо
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
hair's-breadth — /ˈhɛəz brɛdθ / (say hairz bredth), / brɛtθ/ (say bretth) noun 1. a very small space or distance: *he had failed by a hair s breadth for a Rhodes scholarship –george johnston, 1964. –adjective 2. extremely narrow or close. –phrase 3. within a hair …
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