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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.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

brush with death

Fig. an instance of nearly dying. After a brush with death, Claire seemed more friendly and outgoing.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Recalling his quadruple heart bypass surgery in September 2004, Clinton said in a prime-time TV interview with news channel CNN: "The brush with death I had maybe had the biggest impact of all.
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