have a near miss



have a near miss

Fig. to nearly crash or collide. The airplanes—flying much too close—had a near miss. I had a near miss with a bike while driving over here.
See also: have, miss, near

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Herron['herən]
Farooq-Arabic
Chandler['tʃa:ndlə]
Arseniyahr-SYE-neeRussian
GwenaËLgwen-a-EL (French)French, Breton
Pankratiy-Russian