close shave

• Redewendung für eine Situation, in der jemand nur knapp einer Gefahr, Katastrophe oder einem unangenehmen Ausgang entgeht, oft mit sehr geringem Spielraum.

An idiom describing a situation where someone narrowly avoids danger, disaster, or an unpleasant outcome, often by a very small margin.

1. Narrow escapeB2informal

   A situation where something dangerous or unpleasant is narrowly avoided.

   Knapp davongekommen

   • That was a close shave! The car almost hit us.
   • He had a close shave when the ladder slipped but he caught the railing.
   • Missing the train by a second was a close shave, but we caught the next one.