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Close shave   /kloʊs ʃeɪv/   Listen
Close shave

noun
1.
Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin.  Synonyms: close call, narrow escape, squeak, squeaker.





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"Close shave" Quotes from Famous Books



... It was a close shave that I did not break my neck—and as it was, I had a tumble at the bottom—but I soon got to my feet again; and, scrambling over some packages that were not yet stowed in their places, I crawled behind a huge butt, and there ensconced myself in ...
— The Boy Tar • Mayne Reid


Words linked to "Close shave" :   squeak, accomplishment, squeaker, narrow escape, achievement


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