单词 | close shave |
释义 | close shave[ klohs ] / kloʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR close shave ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. Origin of close shaveAn Americanism dating back to 1825–35 Words nearby close shavecloser, close ranks, close reach, close-reefed, close season, close shave, close shot, close stitch, close-stool, closet, closet drama Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for close shaveclose shave / (kləʊs) / nouninformal a narrow escape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with close shaveclose shave see close call. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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