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Phrase(s): within someone’s reach [and] within someone’s grasp
1. Lit. close enough to be grasped. • The ball was almost within his reach! 2. Fig. almost in the possession of someone. • My goals are almost within my reach, so I know I’ll succeed. • We almost had the contract within our grasp, but the deal fell through at the last minute.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs