間かん一いっ髪ぱつのところ

expression, noun

close call; narrow escape; by a hair's breadth

Describes a situation where something bad was barely avoided, often with a sense of relief. Commonly used with で or as an adverbial phrase.

• 間かん一いっ髪ぱつのところで電でん車しゃに間まに合あった。

  I barely caught the train.

• 事じ故こに遭あいそうになったが、間かん一いっ髪ぱつのところで助たすかった。

  I almost had an accident, but I was saved by a hair's breadth.