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| English | Russian |
| beat someone within an inch of their life | всыпать по первое число (Maggie) |
| flog someone within an inch of his life | всыпать по первое число |
| thrash someone within an inch of someone life | бить смертным боем (кого-либо Technical) |
| within an ace of | в шаге от (very close to: within an ace of winning (He came within an ace of winning) Tamerlane) |