to fail little, not much: to have a narrow escape (of some misadventure). Const. to with infinitive and of with gerund. Also, to fail of: to keep…
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释义 | the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)] > narrowly (3) to fail little, not much1624 to fail little, not much: to have a narrow escape (of some misadventure). Const. to with infinitive and of with gerund. Also, to fail of: to keep… to squeak through1938 intransitive. to squeak through: to get through by a narrow shave, to scrape through. squeak1961 intransitive. With prepositions: to make one's way by a narrow shave, to scrape by, into, etc. Chiefly U.S. |
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