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
Abram (1)	AY-brəm (English)	English, Biblical
Karthika	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Bradford	['brædfəd]
&Thorn;ÓRfastr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Tacito	tah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Baraz	-	Persian