Within an inch of (one's) life In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "within an inch of (one's) life", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Mia Le calendar 2023-06-05 04:06

Meaning of Within an inch of (one's) life

Variants:

beat (one) to within an inch of (one's) life

Within an inch of (one's) life phrase

To the point where one's life is near death

I was within an inch of my life when his car hit mine.

I barely could breathe because of the smoke, I thought I came within an inch of my life. Luckily, the firefighter rescued me before I fainted.

Her husband beat her to within an inch of her life.

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