have a near miss



have a near miss

Fig. to nearly crash or collide. The airplanes—flying much too close—had a near miss. I had a near miss with a bike while driving over here.
See also: have, miss, near

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vaska-Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Mirembe-Eastern African, Ganda
RiittaREE:T-tahFinnish
TiffanyTIF-ə-neeEnglish
Attenborough['ætnbərə]
IzidÓRa-Hungarian (Rare)