- within an ace of doing something
- almost doing something, or nearly succeeding in doing it
He came within an ace of winning the championship.
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within an ace of doing something — phrase almost doing something, or nearly succeeding in doing it He came within an ace of winning the championship. Thesaurus: almost and almost notsynonym Main entry: ace … Useful english dictionary
within an ace of (doing) something — mod. very close to doing something. □ I came within an ace of getting stoned. □ We were within an ace of beating the all time record … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
be within an ace of doing something — be within an ace of (something/doing something) come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Her ambition to star in a musical is within an ace of being (= is almost) fulfilled following talks with a West End… … New idioms dictionary
come within an ace of doing something — come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Linford Christie came within an ace of the world indoor record for the 100m last night … New idioms dictionary
within an ace of something doing something — within an ace of sth/of doing sth idiom (BrE) very close to sth • We came within an ace of victory. Main entry: ↑aceidiom … Useful english dictionary
within an ace of of doing something — within an ace of sth/of doing sth idiom (BrE) very close to sth • We came within an ace of victory. Main entry: ↑aceidiom … Useful english dictionary
within an ace of — phrasal : on the point of : very near to within an ace of hitting a telephone pole * * * within an ace of Within a hair s breadth of • • • Main Entry: ↑ace * * * very close to they came within an ace of death * * * within an a … Useful english dictionary
ace — ace1 [eıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(playing card)¦ 2¦(skilful person)¦ 3¦(tennis shot)¦ 4 hold the aces 5 within an ace of (doing) something 6 have an ace up your sleeve 7 ace in the hole ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: as, from … Dictionary of contemporary English
ace — [[t]e͟ɪs[/t]] aces 1) N COUNT: oft N of n An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit. ...the ace of hearts. 2) N COUNT … English dictionary
ace — ace1 [ eıs ] noun count 1. ) in card games, a card with only one symbol and either the highest or lowest value in a SUIT: the ace of hearts 2. ) in tennis, a very fast SERVE (=first hit of the ball) that your opponent cannot reach with their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
