American Sign Language: "close-by-a-hair" The sign "close-by-a-hair" means: "That was a close one!" Reach up and grab an imaginary hair on the side of your upper forehead. Using and extremely quick arching movement pull the hair out and then move it downward a few inches. "BY-A-HAIR" is an "ASL idiom." The sign appears to depict the "pulling of a hair" but in actuality conveys the meaning of "nearly," "almost," "that was a close one," and "narrowly escaped a negative happening." You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk." Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT > Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "close-by-a-hair"

The sign "close-by-a-hair" means: "That was a close one!"

Reach up and grab an imaginary hair on the side of your upper forehead. Using and extremely quick arching movement pull the hair out and then move it downward a few inches.

"BY-A-HAIR" is an "ASL idiom." The sign appears to depict the "pulling of a hair" but in actuality conveys the meaning of "nearly," "almost," "that was a close one," and "narrowly escaped a negative happening."

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy Dr. Bill's "Superdisk."

Dr. Bill's new iPhone "Fingerspelling Practice" app is now available! CHECK IT OUT >

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >