english
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Phrase(s): a close shave [and] a close call a narrow escape. (See also have a close shave.) • Wow, that was a close shave. I thought the guard would spot us. • The speeding car passed only a few inches from us—a real close call.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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see CLOSE CALL.
American Heritage Idioms