brush with death

brush with death

An experience in which one almost dies. I value my life a lot more since my brush with death in the accident. A: "Is it true that Hailey had a brush with death in the library today?" B: "Ugh, she's so dramatic. She just fell down some stairs, that's all." Ed had a brush with death last summer when he almost drowned at the lake.

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brush with death

Fig. an instance of nearly dying. After a brush with death, Claire seemed more friendly and outgoing.

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