“By a hair”
定義
By a very small amount.
例句
Examples
“We missed the target by a hair.”
Use 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?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- 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."
- Should I interpret "By a hair" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.