the bullet missed me by a hair's breadth

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• hair's breadth — n [singular] a very small amount or distance ▪ The bullet missed me by a hair s breadth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hair's breadth — noun (singular) a very small amount or distance: The bullet missed me by a hair s breadth …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium