a close shave

and a close call

a narrow escape. (See also .) Wow, that was a close shave. I thought the guard would spot us. The speeding car passed only a few inches from us—a real close call.

a close shave

a situation where something unpleasant or dangerous nearly happened I had a close shave when a tree fell just where I had been standing.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sulayman	-	Arabic
Juliane	yoo-lee-AH-nə (German)	French, German
Aaren	AR-ən, ER-ən	English (Rare)
Jayanti	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Bacharach	['bækəræk]
Therapon	-	Late Greek