- close thing
- [͵kləʋsʹθıŋ] = close shave 2
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close thing
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close thing — close shave or close thing noun A close call • • • Main Entry: ↑close * * * a close call/shave/thing/mainly spoken phrase a dangerous or unpleasant situation that you have just succeeded in avoiding … Useful english dictionary
close thing — /kloʊs ˈθɪŋ/ (say klohs thing) noun Colloquial a narrow escape. Also, near thing …
(a) close thing — a close ˈthing idiom a situation in which success or failure is equally possible • We got him out in the end, but it was a close thing. Main entry: ↑closeidiom … Useful english dictionary
a close thing — a close call/shave/thing/mainly spoken phrase a dangerous or unpleasant situation that you have just succeeded in avoiding Thesaurus: dangerous or exciting situationssynonym Main entry: close * * * … Useful english dictionary
Close — (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Close borough — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Close breeding — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Close communion — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Close corporation — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Close fertilization — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Close harmony — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
