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narrow escape
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  narrow escape - something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow marginclose call, close shave, squeak, squeakeraccomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something |
Translationsnarrow escape
narrow escapeA situation in which danger or problems are barely avoided. That guy barely made it over the tracks before the train came. What a narrow escape!See also: escape, narrownarrow escapeA barely successful flight from or avoidance of danger or trouble, as in He had a narrow escape, since the bullet came within inches of his head. This expression uses narrow in the sense of "barely sufficient." [Late 1500s] For a newer synonym, see close call. See also: escape, narrowa narrow eˈscape/ˈsqueak a situation where somebody only just avoids injury, danger or failure: We had a narrow escape on the way here. The wind blew a tree down just in front of us. We could have been killed.See also: escape, narrow, squeaknarrow escape
Synonyms for narrow escapenoun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow marginSynonyms- close call
- close shave
- squeak
- squeaker
Related Words- accomplishment
- achievement
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