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
Emmi	-	Finnish
Inkeri	EENG-ke-ree	Finnish
Gunhild	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Malin	MAH-lin (Swedish, Norwegian), MAH-leen (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Kauri	-	Maori
Munir	-	Arabic