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Significats de close shave en anglès

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Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin.

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Ús de close shave en anglès
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It had been a close shave, but I had been in time.
The Thirty-Nine Steps
2
That was a close shave, having the local copper almost find him.
Evan and elle
3
We had a mighty close shave over that state line this A.M.
The City of Fire
4
We should have a close shave if anything gave way above us.
Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero
5
I finally give you a white mark-butit was a close shave.
A Backward Glance at Eighty: Recollections & Comment
6
But it was a close shave, all right, I tell you, Andy!
The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing; Or, Aeroplane Chums in the Tropi...
7
No, nothing to speak of; but it was a close shave.
In Times of Peril: A Tale of India
8
Brearley's erstwhile vice-captain was thus reprieved, a close shave of decidedly Turkish piquancy.
The Guardian
9
It'll be an uncommonly close shave in any case- Ihavemyself to keep.
The Far Horizon
10
The process of getting a close shave shouldn't be so strenuous.
Ebony
11
Slightly prickly from a not-so- close shave, but smoother than she expected.
Sushi for one?
12
Chandeliers do produce one memory, which might be classed as a close shave.
Life
13
We all had a close shave more than once for being too fast.
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
14
Despite Sammy's close shave I maintained a well-grounded faith in him.
Sweetapple Cove
15
We had a close shave, but we are out of danger.
Andy Grant's Pluck
16
I am sound enough, thank goodness, but I had a very close shave.
The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate
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