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Meanings of dangerously close in English

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Usage of dangerously close in English
1
Several times they came dangerously close to being caught by the dawn.
Sister of the dead
2
Billy, you are dangerously close to talking politics before we have dined.
A vote of confidence
3
At times it is allowed to teeter dangerously close to self consciousness.
The Guardian
4
The lift continued to tilt wildly, coming dangerously close to flipping over.
Alien: Covenant
5
Ben lowered into his chair, his expression dangerously close to a sulk.
Terminal
6
I find it, dangerously close to the hooves of the largest antelope.
The South African
7
I was dangerously close to falling asleep, so I pushed myself up.
After midnight
8
That outfit you're wearing is treading dangerously close to the Elvis zone.
Death masks
9
Until then, it had been straying dangerously close to becoming another ordeal.
The Guardian
10
He knew that he was close, dangerously close, to hitting the Alchemyst.
The Sorceress
11
How dangerously close real life is, always skirting the precipice of tragedy!
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
12
Even Verdi's serious work ran dangerously close to farce-bouffeis the thing!
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 / Little J...
13
The automobile then weaved dangerously close to Guinevere Arlington's white picket fence.
A vote of confidence
14
Their lips were so dangerously close, she could taste his spirit-tinged breath.
Heaven and the heather
15
In fact, South Africa is now dangerously close to breaking an unwanted record.
The South African
16
In fact, we are already dangerously close to that tipping point.
The Irish Times
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Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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