within an inch of one's life

[within an inch of one's life] {adv. phr.}

Until you are almost dead; near to dying.

* /The bear clawed the hunter within an inch of his life./

Often used after "to".

* /The prize fighter was beaten to within an inch of his life./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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