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a close shave and a close call a narrow escape. (See also .) 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. See also: close have a close shave and have a close call Fig. to have a narrow escape from something dangerous. What a close shave I had! I nearly fell off the roof when I was working there. I almost got struck by a speeding car. It was a close shave. a close shave a situation where something unpleasant or dangerous nearly happened I had a close shave when a tree fell just where I had been standing. See also: close close shave See: close call See also: close How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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