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near miss

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a near miss
a situation in which an accident or unpleasant situation almost happened and was only just avoided. I managed to brake just in time but it was a near miss.
See also: miss, near
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Trust me to look after your interests; and don't go near Miss Emily--don't even write to her--unless you have got something to say about the murder, which she will be eager to hear.
I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I should be very glad to be near Miss Emma of course, and always am.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
It will be much the best place for her, so near Miss Lee, and not far from the girls, and close by the housemaids, who could either of them help to dress her, you know, and take care of her clothes, for I suppose you would not think it fair to expect Ellis to wait on her as well as the others.
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
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