كيف تنطق "come within an inch of doing"

expression

KUHM wih-THIN an INCH uhv DOO-ing

kum with-IN un INCH ov DOO-ing

التعريف

To almost do something, usually something serious, dangerous, impressive, or accidental, but not actually complete the action.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkəm/ /wɪˈðɪn/, /wɪˈθɪn/ /ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈɪntʃ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈduɪŋ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈʌm/ /wɪðˈɪn/ /ˈɐn/ /ˈɪntʃ/ /ˈɒv/ /dˈuːɪŋ

أمريكي

KUHM wih-THIN an INCH uhv DOO-ing

بريطاني

kum with-IN un INCH ov DOO-ing

I came within an inch of losing my keys today.

The car came within an inch of hitting the wall.

She came within an inch of winning the race.

I came within an inch of quitting my job last week, but I changed my mind.