have a close shave

and have a close call

Fig. to have a narrow escape from something dangerous. What a close shave I had! I nearly fell off the roof when I was working there. I almost got struck by a speeding car. It was a close shave.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vespasien	-	French
Jakov	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Fleurette	flə-RET (English)	French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Sa'id	-	Arabic
Friderik	-	Slovene
Polyxena	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)