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close shave

[ klohs ]
/ kloʊs /
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noun Informal.

a narrow escape from serious danger or trouble: We weren't hit when the truck swerved at us, but it was a close shave.

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RELATED WORDS

neighboring, immediate, warm, adjoining, adjacent, nearby, shocker, cliffhanger, burning, touching, ready, close, bordering, abutting, nigh, thriller, squeaker, abreast, alongside, around

Nearby words

close quarters, close quote, close ranks, close reach, close season, close shave, close shot, close stitch, close the books, close the door on, close the sale

Origin of close shave

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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British Dictionary definitions for close shave

close shave

/ (kləʊs) /

noun

informal a narrow escape
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with close shave

close shave

see close call.

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