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на волосок от stresses
gen.	a close shave; a close call; as near as a toucher; by a close shave; within a hair of; within an ace of; within an inch of (Anglophile); in for it; within a hair's breadth
Gruzovik	within a hairbreadth of
amer.	close call
brit.	within an ace of something (Alexander Demidov)
fig.	next door to
на волосок от...
gen.	within an ace of
на волоске от
gen.	on the brink of (teetering on the brink of bankruptcy SirReal); by a hair's breadth of; within a hair's breadth of; within the turn of a die
Игорь Миг	on the verge of
на волосок волоске от
gen.	within a hairbreadth of

на волосок от: 87 phrases in 10 subjects

American usage, not spelling	2
Chess	2
Figure of speech	1
General	25
Idiomatic	3
Informal	3
Literature	1
Makarov	46
Mass media	1
Slang	3