“a hair”

The following 3 entries include the term a hair.

turn of a hair

: the narrowest possible chance or closest approach without contact

not have a hair out of place

idiom

: to have a very neat appearance

not turn a hair

idiom

: to remain calm even though something frightening or shocking has happened


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