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  • 1close\ call — • close call • close shave n. phr. A narrow escape. That sure was a close call when that truck came near us from the right! When Tim fell off his bicycle in front of a bus, it was a very close shave …

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  • 2close call — or[shave] {n. phr.} A narrow escape. * /That sure was a close call when that truck came near us from the right!/ * /When Tim fell off his bicycle in front of a bus, it was a very close shave./ …

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  • 3close call — or[shave] {n. phr.} A narrow escape. * /That sure was a close call when that truck came near us from the right!/ * /When Tim fell off his bicycle in front of a bus, it was a very close shave./ …

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  • 4close call — 1. something bad that almost happened. Sam had several close calls while he was learning to drive with his dad. 2. a very difficult decision. Apparently it was a close call, but after a long debate the jury convicted her …

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  • 5a close call — close to danger or an accident    That was a close call. The train nearly hit the bus! …

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  • 6close call — noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin • Syn: ↑close shave, ↑squeak, ↑squeaker, ↑narrow escape • Hypernyms: ↑accomplishment, ↑achievement * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ …

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  • 9Now That's What I Call Music! 1993 — The Millennium Series Compilation album by Now That s What I Call Music! The Millennium Series Released 1999 Recorded Various times Genre …

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