narrow escape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A situation in which some danger or unfortunate circumstance is only just avoided.

/ˌnæɹəʊ ɪˈskeɪp/ /ˌnæɹoʊ əˈskeɪp/ /-ɛˈskeɪp/ En-us-narrow escape.oga

narrow escape narrow escapes

From narrow (“having a small degree or margin”, adjective) + escape (noun).

close call close shave near miss

by a hair's breadth by the skin of one's teeth cheat death dodge a bullet hair's breadth

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