a close/near thing
UK US also UK a close callsomething bad that almost happened:
The car just missed the child but it was a very close thing.
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Events and occurrences
- -athon
- a close call idiom
- action
- all-nighter
- back story
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant idiom
- binge
- call
- development
- event
- happening
- incident
- jamboree
- life event
- milestone
- past
- spectacle
- synchronicity
- to-ing and fro-ing
- turn of events
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