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111by a whisker — If you do something by a whisker, you only just manage to do it and come very near indeed to failing …
112by the skin of your teeth — If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just manage to do it and come very near indeed to failing …
113shave — [[t]ʃeɪv[/t]] v. shaved, shaved (esp. in combination)shav•en, shav•ing, 1) to remove a growth of hair or beard with a razor 2) to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor 3) to cut off (hair, esp.… …
114By a whisker — If you do something by a whisker, you only just manage to do it and come very near indeed to failing …
115By the skin of your teeth — If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just manage to do it and come very near indeed to failing …
116shave — [c]/ʃeɪv / (say shayv) verb (shaved, shaved or shaven, shaving) –verb (i) 1. to remove a growth of beard with a razor. –verb (t) 2. to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it close to the skin. 3. Also, shave off, shave away. to cut …
117there is nothing like leather — Also used literally. 1692 R. L’ESTRANGE Fables of Aesop cccxlviii. There was a council of mechanics called to advise about the fortifying of a city... Up starts a currier [a person who dressed and coloured leather]; Gentlemen, says he, when y’ave …
118prox|i|me ac|ces|sit — «PROK suh mee ak SEHS iht», 1. a person who is second or next in line to the winner of an academic prize or honor: »Miles won the Dean s Prize in Biology, with Charlie Barefoot proxime accessit (Richard Gordon). 2. a person who is second or next… …
119biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
120ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
