close shavenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkləʊs ˈʃeɪv/us/ˌkloʊs ˈʃeɪv/a situation in which you come very close to a dangerous situation:
I had a close shave this morning - some idiot almost knocked me off my bike.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- barrel
- bind
- crunch
- curse
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- have sb over a barrel idiom
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- sticky wicket
- vortex
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