"within an inch of one's life" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

IPA: /wɪðˌɪn ən ˈɪntʃ əv wʌnz ˈlaɪf/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -aɪf Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} within an inch of one's life, {{en-PP}} within an inch of one's life
  1. To a point where one is at great risk of death; or (figuratively, hyperbolic) of severe danger or trouble. Synonyms: within an inch of one's skin [obsolete] Related terms: difficult situation, by a hair's breadth, close shave Translations (to a point of severe danger or trouble): agyba-főbe (Hungarian), hogy attól koldul (Hungarian) Translations (to a point where one is at great risk of death): félholtra (Hungarian), kis/hajszál híján agyon- (Hungarian), na rubu smrti [idiomatic] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-within_an_inch_of_one's_life-en-prep_phrase-1LFe1hLF Categories (other): English hyperboles, English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'to a point of severe danger or trouble': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'to a point where one is at great risk of death': 98 2
  2. (figuratively, hyperbolic) Almost as much as possible; to an extreme extent. Tags: excessive, figuratively Translations (almost as much as possible; to an extreme extent): alaposan (Hungarian), za dlaku [idiomatic] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-within_an_inch_of_one's_life-en-prep_phrase-ZYKzReut Categories (other): English hyperboles, English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'almost as much as possible; to an extreme extent': 1 99
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