a narrow escape

a situation in which you were lucky because you just managed to avoid danger or trouble He only just got out of the vehicle before the whole thing blew up. It was a narrow escape.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Medraut	-	Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Madara	-	Latvian
Dina (2)	DEE-nah (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese
Natasza	nah-TAH-shah	Polish
Hovsep	-	Armenian
Katriona	kə-TREE-nə, kat-ree-O-nə	English (Rare)