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
Laraine	-	English
Selvaggia	-	Italian
Agnelli	[əg'neli:]
Cornell	[kɔ:'nel]
EusÉBio	-	Portuguese
Elias	ə-LEE-əsh (Portuguese), e-LEE-ahs (German), E-lee-ahs (Finnish), i-LIE-əs (English), ee-LIE-əs (English)	Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gr