hand by a hair

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Verb hand by a hair has 1 sense

hang by a thread, hand by a hair - depend on a small thing or be at risk; "His life now hangs by a thread"
--₁ is one way to depend
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Hand by a Hair

Description:

The term "hand by a hair" is an idiomatic expression that implies a narrow escape or a situation where someone avoids a disaster or failure by an extremely small margin. It signifies a close call or a lucky break that was just barely achieved.

Sample sentences:

He managed to catch the falling vase, hand by a hair.
The team won the game, but only hand by a hair.
She narrowly missed the speeding car, hand by a hair.
John avoided getting fired by completing the project, hand by a hair.
Despite the heavy rain, the hiker made it back to camp, hand by a hair.

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