dictionnaire Polonais - Anglais

język polski - English

o włos Anglais:

1. by a whisker by a whisker


I won with him by a whisker.
The bullet missed him by a whisker.

Anglais mot "o włos"(by a whisker) se produit dans des ensembles:

zwroty różne
E Idiomy B2-C1

2. by a hair's breadth by a hair's breadth


She was saved from the fire by a hair's breadth. Right after she was brought out of the house unconscious the roof collapsed.

3. a hair's breadth a hair's breadth



Anglais mot "o włos"(a hair's breadth) se produit dans des ensembles:

Formal letter + cos tam

4. close shave close shave


It was a close shave, but we managed to make the deal.
Thank goodness you have good reflexes and you stopped on time; that was a close shave.

5. by the skin of one's teeth by the skin of one's teeth



6. hairbreadth hairbreadth


Genius and madness are but a hairbreadth away from each other.

7. by a whisker by a hair by a whisker by a hair



Anglais mot "o włos"(by a whisker by a hair) se produit dans des ensembles:

Moje słówka angielskie (91)

8. a narrow escape a narrow escape