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• close shave — See: CLOSE CALL …   Dictionary of American idioms

• close shave — See: CLOSE CALL …   Dictionary of American idioms

• close shave —    If you have a close shave, you very nearly have a serious accident or get into trouble.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    This term describes a situation where an accident or a disaster nearly happened.     I almost hit the child who ran …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• close shave — AND close call n. a narrow escape. □ Wow, that was a close shave. □ The car passed this close to us a real close call …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• close shave — /klohs/, Informal. a narrow escape from serious danger or trouble: We weren t hit when the truck swerved at us, but it was a close shave. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• close\ shave — • close call • close shave n. phr. A narrow escape. That sure was a close call when that truck came near us from the right! When Tim fell off his bicycle in front of a bus, it was a very close shave …   Словарь американских идиом

• Close Shave — This article is about the a cappella quartet. See A Close Shave for the half hour short featuring Wallace and Gromit. Close Shave is one of Australia s longest serving male a cappella quartets. Based in Hobart, the quartet delights audiences at… …   Wikipedia

• close shave — noun something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin • Syn: ↑close call, ↑squeak, ↑squeaker, ↑narrow escape • Hypernyms: ↑accomplishment, ↑achievement * * * close shave, Informal. a …   Useful english dictionary

• a close shave — a situation in which you only just avoid something dangerous or unpleasant Phew, that was a close shave! He almost saw me …   English dictionary

• A Close Shave — Infobox Film name = A Close Shave caption = Wallace and Gromit on their way to wash windows. director = Nick Park producer = Peter Lord David Sproxton | writer = Nick Park Bob Baker starring = Peter Sallis Anne Reid music = Julian Nott… …   Wikipedia

• close call — or[shave] {n. phr.} A narrow escape. * /That sure was a close call when that truck came near us from the right!/ * /When Tim fell off his bicycle in front of a bus, it was a very close shave./ …   Dictionary of American idioms