- within an inch of someone's life
- within an inch of someone's lifeTo the point where there is danger of death• • •Main Entry: ↑inch
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
within an inch of someone's life
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beat someone to within an inch of their life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
beat someone to within an inch of life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
inch — ► NOUN 1) a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2) a quantity of rainfall that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch. 3) a very small amount or distance: don t yield an inch. ► VERB ▪ move along… … English terms dictionary
beat to within an inch of their life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
beat to within an inch of life — beat (someone) to within an inch of (their) life to attack someone so violently that they almost die. She was beaten to within an inch of her life on a back street in London … New idioms dictionary
beat someone (to) within an inch of their life — beat/thrash/someone (to) within an inch of their life phrase to hit someone so hard that they nearly die Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: inch … Useful english dictionary
thrash someone (to) within an inch of their life — beat/thrash/someone (to) within an inch of their life phrase to hit someone so hard that they nearly die Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: inch … Useful english dictionary
inch — inch1 W3S2 [ıntʃ] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Latin; Origin: uncia one twelfth ] 1.) written abbreviation in a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot. ▪ The curtains were an inch too short. ▪ Rainfall here… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inch — I UK [ɪntʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms inch : singular inch plural inches *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in one foot The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the… … English dictionary
inch — inch1 [ ıntʃ ] noun count *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 CENTIMETERS. There are 12 inches in one foot: The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the cliff. an inch high/long/wide: The insect was about an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
