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“A hair's breadth”
Hello! I’m curious, is this idiom still commonly used in modern speech? Do you hear it often?
2025年9月2日 07:04
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It's sometimes heard in poetic usage, for example on TV. But I'd be very surprised if someone said it to me in person. If they did, I would ask why they're speaking poetry.
2025年9月2日 08:35
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No, not often, but everybody has heard it and recognizes its meaning. There are many such expressions which, while not heard in everyday speech, are instantaneously recognizable to almost anyone:
"when pigs fly"
"at the drop of a hat"
"root and branch"
and thousands more.
2025年9月3日 10:42
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