by an eyelash: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    General (English)informalcolloquialMachine
    • By a very small or narrow margin; barely; almost not succeeding or achieving something.

    Examples

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    • He won the race by an eyelash, crossing the finish line just milliseconds before his rival.

      Ganó la carrera por un pestañazo, cruzando la meta apenas milisegundos antes que su rival.

    • By an eyelash, the company avoided bankruptcy last year thanks to a last-minute deal.

      Por un pelo, la empresa evitó la bancarrota el año pasado gracias a un acuerdo de última hora.

    • She passed the driving test by an eyelash, barely meeting all the requirements.

      Aprobó el examen de conducir por poco, apenas cumpliendo todos los requisitos.

Examples:

  • EN: After Nolan missed us by an eyelash?
    ES: ¿Después de que Nolan nos perdiera de vista?
  • EN: And he's out by an eyelash at third.
    ES: Y casi llega a tercera
    ID: Dan dia keluar oleh bulu mata di ketiga.
  • EN: After Nolan missed us by an eyelash?
    ES: ¿Después de que Nolan nos perdiera de vista?

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