be within an ace of (doing) (something) Idiom

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

fill (something) in

write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.

get hold of (something)

get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.

get (something) over with

finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.

have (something) going for one

have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.

keep (something) under one

keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.

let (something) go

pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

let (something) ride

continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.

look (something) up

search for something in a dictionary or other book I

play on/upon (something)

cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.

be aural an ace of (doing) (something)

To be acutely abutting to doing, achieving, or accepting something, about back there is a actual attenuated allowance amid success and failure. I was aural an ace of acceptable that race, but I assumption I'll accept to achieve for additional place. They were aural an ace of defeat back the quarterback threw a Hail Mary for a last-second touchdown. Crude oil prices accept been aural an ace of $80 a butt back Friday, their everyman point in years.Learn more: ace, of, within

within an ace of, to be

Very abutting to, aural a attenuated allowance of. This appellation refers to the ace of dice (not arena cards)—that is, the one pip on a die. Back the everyman cardinal one can bandy with a brace of dice is two (two aces), such a bandy is aural an ace of one. The appellation was transferred to added abreast misses by 1700 or so. Thomas Browne wrote, “I was aural an ace of actuality talked to death” (letter, 1704), and Alexander Pope, “I was aural an ace of affair you” (letter, 1711).Learn more: ace, to, within

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play it by ear play it cool play it for all it's worth play it safe play it up play my cards right play off play on my heart strings play on/upon (something) play on words play one play out play second fiddle play second fiddle to someone play (someone) for something play the field play the fool be well rid of be well rid of (someone or something) be well turned out be well up on something be well versed in (something) be well, badly, etc. turned out be well, ideally, better, etc. placed for something/to do something be well-heeled be what you appear to be be whistling Dixie be whistling in the dark be whistling in the wind be wide of the mark be wide open be wide open to (something) be wild about (someone or something) be wise after the event be wise to (someone or something) be wishy-washy be with (one) be with (one) in spirit be with it be with somebody be with somebody in spirit be within a whisker of (something) be within an ace of (doing) (something) be without equal be witness to something be worked up be worked up about (something) be worked up over (something) be working overtime be worlds away be worlds/a world away be worn to a frazzle be worried sick be worse off be worth (one's) salt be worth (one's) while be worth it be worth its/(one's) weight in gold be worth your weight in gold be worth your/its weight in gold be wrapped up in (someone or something) be wrapped up in somebody/something be wringing (one's) hands be wringing your hands be written all over (one's) face be written all over somebody's face be written all over your face be yellow