close shave
US /kloz ʃev/
・UK /kləuz ʃeiv/
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n.NounA situation in which you come very close to a dangerous situation or accident.
That was a close shave – I almost crashed the car!
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BBC 6 Minute English July 30, 2015 - What are gibbons singing about? (Subtitle not corrected yet)
- I had a close shave with some monkeys once in Bali.
I had a close shave with some monkeys once in Bali.
- I had a close shave with some monkeys once in Bali.
I had a close shave with some monkeys once in Bali.
The Dream Of Life - Alan Watts
- Let's have a dream which isn't under control, where something is going to happen to me that I don't know what it's going to be." And, uh, you would dig that and come out of that and say, "Wow, that was a close shave, wasn't it?" Then you would get more and more adventurous,
Let's have a dream which isn't under control, where something is going to happen to me that I don't know what it's going to be." And, uh, you would dig that and come out of that and say, "Wow, that was a close shave, wasn't it?" Then you would get more and more adventurous,
- "Wow that was a close shave wasn't it?"
"Wow that was a close shave wasn't it?"
Morrocoy Turtle Journey. Paradise in Hell | Full Documentary - Plantet Doc Full Documentaries
- It was a close shave, but the reptile's ability to dive has saved its life.
It was a close shave, but the reptile's ability to dive has saved its life.
- It was a close shave, but the reptiles ability to dive has saved its life.
It was a close shave, but the reptiles ability to dive has saved its life.