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close call

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[too close for comfort] {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). * /When the sniper's bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, "Gosh, that was too close for comfort!"/ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[close-up] {n.} A photograph, motion picture, or video camera shot taken at very close range. * /Directors of movies frequently show close-ups of the main characters./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[close-knit] {adj.} Closely joined together by ties of love, friendship, or common interest; close. * /The Joneses are a close-knit family./ * /The three boys are always together. They form […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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