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close call
[klohs]
noun
a narrow escape from danger or trouble.
close call
/ əʊ /
noun
another expression for close shave
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of close call1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Despite repeated crises and close calls, both sides have so far managed to avoid a catastrophic slide into nuclear conflict.
Nothing like a close call, a brush with doom, to scare you into staying on the straight and narrow.
Among his multiple close calls since then was the time he shot 64 in the 2022 Masters final round to finish second, three shots behind Scottie Scheffler, the current defending champion.
He’s had several close calls since then, including shooting 64 in the 2022 final round to finish second, three shots behind Scheffler.
We shouldn’t be shocked that a kid raised in a regressive society somehow managed to remain there, whether by choice or one of her mother’s recurrent wrong turns and close calls.
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