English · Idiom Attested

within an ace of

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Very close to.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Rất gần với

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

LESTER Piggott and three other jockeys came within an ace of death yesterday when an RAF jet missed their plane by just six feet.

Once, I came within an ace of the end

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).

Common questions

What does “within an ace of” mean?

Very close to.

Is “within an ace of” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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