within ames ace

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Nearly, very near. UK,idiomatic,obsolete
    — […]The possibility that he might prefer the excitement of such an adventure to an expedition into Yorkshire did occur to the Major, but he discarded it: Richmond had been within ames-ace of jumping at the chance offered him,[…].

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See ambsace.
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