hair's breadth

Meaning: A very narrow amount.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The expression literally means that the distance between two things is only as great as a hair is broad.

More idioms — Daily Life

• half a mind to do something — Inclined or disposed to do something; to have almost decided to do something.
• half the battle — Half the work or effort.
• handle someone with kid gloves — To treat someone cautiously or gently because he or she is easily hurt or angered.
• hang-up — An obsession, problem, or concern about something.
• have the last laugh — To outsmart or get revenge on someone who thinks he or she has been clever.
• happy-go-lucky — Carefree.

More English idioms

• half-baked — Poorly planned or thought out.
• hanky panky — Sexual misconduct (sentence 1); mischievous behavior or activity (sentence 2); or suspici…
• hard act to follow — A person or thing that is so good that the person or thing that follows may not measure u…
• hard row to hoe — A difficult task.
• have it made — To have no problems; to have achieved success.
• hear something through the grapevine — To hear a rumor that may or may not be true.

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