come within something

come within something
come within something
1. to be in the category of something; to be under the domain of someone or something. •

This comes within the domain of the treasurer.

This matter doesn't come within my area of expertise.

2. to be inside a stated range, such as price, time, weight, range, etc. •

This comes within my price range. I'll take it.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • come within a whisker of something — come within a whisker of (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • come within a whisker of doing something — come within a whisker of (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • come within a whisker of — (something/doing something) if you come within a whisker of doing something, you almost do it or it almost happens to you. He came within a whisker of beating the world champion. Several times on his trek through the jungle he came within a… …   New idioms dictionary

  • come within a whisker of something — informal phrase if you come within a whisker of something, it nearly happens They came within a whisker of winning the game. Thesaurus: almost and almost notsynonym Main entry: whisker …   Useful english dictionary

  • come within an ace of something — come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Linford Christie came within an ace of the world indoor record for the 100m last night …   New idioms dictionary

  • come within an ace of doing something — come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Linford Christie came within an ace of the world indoor record for the 100m last night …   New idioms dictionary

  • come within an inch of doing something — come within an inch of (doing something) to very nearly do something, especially something dangerous or exciting. I came within an inch of losing my life on the rocks below …   New idioms dictionary

  • come within an ace of — (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Linford Christie came within an ace of the world indoor record for the 100m last night …   New idioms dictionary

  • come within an inch of — (doing something) to very nearly do something, especially something dangerous or exciting. I came within an inch of losing my life on the rocks below …   New idioms dictionary

  • come within an inch of doing something — phrase to almost do something She came within an inch of winning the match. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: inch …   Useful english dictionary

  • come within a whisker of something — informal if you come within a whisker of something, it nearly happens They came within a whisker of winning the game …   English dictionary

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