“By a hair”
Definition
By a very small amount.
Examples
Examples
“We missed the target by a hair.”
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बोलना शुरू करेंUse this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
We missed the target _____.Compare with the original example
We missed the target by a hair.
Write a two-line conversation using “By a hair”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "By a hair" mean?
- "By a hair" means by a very small amount.
- How do you use "By a hair" in a sentence?
- Example: "We missed the target by a hair."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "By a hair"?
- На волосок, с минимальной разницей. / Շատ փոքր տարբերությամբ։