a close call/shave/thing

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Definition of a close call/shave/thing words

phrase a close call/shave/thing If you describe an event as a close shave, a close thing, or a close call, you mean that an accident or a disaster very nearly happened. 3

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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