English Explanatory Dictionary

close call

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.

Pronunciation

/kləʊs ˈkɔːl/

Word forms

close call close calls

Synonyms

close shave close thing narrow escape narrow squeak near shave near thing
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