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Within an ace of

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very near; on the point of.
- W. Irving.

See also: Ace



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Once a great noisy bee was within an ace of waking her, but I caught him with inspired dexterity, and he buzzed around her head no more.
The stranger reeled and came within an ace of falling, but regained his footing right quickly.
It was Sir Madok de la Montaine, a burly great fellow whose chief distinc- tion was that he had come within an ace of sending Sir Launcelot down over his horse-tail once.
 
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