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close call
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CLOSE CALL
a barely successful escape from something undesirable <the doctor said I'd had a close call, and was lucky to be alive>
Synonyms close shave, near miss
Related Words squeaker
Phrases hairbreadth escape, narrow escape, near escape
Near Antonyms misfire
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