come within a whisker (of doing) sth

更新日期：2026-08-14

词语	come within a whisker (of doing) sth
释义	come within a whisker (of doing) sth to almost succeed or fail at doing something险些（做）某事:•Doctors say he came within a whisker of dying on the operating table.医生们说他险些死在手术台上。
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