كيف تنطق "by a hair"

expression

US

BY-uh-HAIR

UK

BY-uh-HAIR

التعريف

An expression meaning to succeed, win, or avoid something by a very small margin or with almost no difference. Used when something nearly did not happen.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbaɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhɛɹ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈaɪ/ /æɪ/ /hˈeə

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

BY-uh-HAIR

بريطاني

BY-uh-HAIR

استمع في السياق

He passed the exam by a hair.

We caught the bus by a hair.

She avoided an accident by a hair.

We almost lost the game, but we won by a hair.