brush with death

Fig. an instance of nearly dying. After a brush with death, Claire seemed more friendly and outgoing.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Uberto	oo-BER-to	Italian
Royce	[rɔis]
Aristides	ah-ree-STEE-dhes (Spanish), ə-reesh-TEE-dəsh (Portuguese), ə-reesh-CHEE-jəsh (Brazilian Portuguese)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Spanish, Portuguese
Garrett	['gærət]
Hercules	HUR-kyə-leez (English)	Roman Mythology
Mehtap	-	Turkish