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11close call — noun /kləʊskɔːl/ A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided. He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him. Syn: narrow escape, close shave …
12a close call — 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 …
13(a) close call — a ˌclose ˈcall/ˈshave idiom (informal) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc. Main entry: ↑closeidiom …
14close call — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, close shave, near miss, narrow escape, squeaker (See nearness). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. narrow escape, near miss, *close shave, *squeaker, photofinish, *heart stopper, *white… …
15close call — Go to close shave …
16close 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 …
17close — 1 verb 1 SHUT (I, T) to shut something so that there is no longer a space or hole, or to become shut in this way: Ann closed her book and stood up. | close a door/window/gate: Would you mind if I closed the window? | close the… …
18close — I UK [kləʊz] / US [kloʊz] verb Word forms close : present tense I/you/we/they close he/she/it closes present participle closing past tense closed past participle closed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if you close something, or if it closes,… …
19close\ shave — • 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 …
20Close Calls With Brick Walls — Close Call With Brick Walls est le 3ème album d Andrew W.K. sorti le 5 juillet 2006 au Japon sur le label Universal Music. Close Call With Brick Walls Album par Andrew W.K. Sortie 5 Juillet 2006 (Japon) ; 18 Août 2007 (Amérique) En …
