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to have a narrow escape

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  • have a narrow escape — have a narrow/lucky/escape phrase to avoid being killed or seriously injured only because you were lucky or made a very big effort A couple had a narrow escape when a tree fell just in front of their car. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a lucky escape — have a narrow/lucky/escape phrase to avoid being killed or seriously injured only because you were lucky or made a very big effort A couple had a narrow escape when a tree fell just in front of their car. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • narrow escape — {n. phr.} An escape by a very small margin; a near miss. * /If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, it would have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he only had a broken arm!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • narrow escape — {n. phr.} An escape by a very small margin; a near miss. * /If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, it would have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he only had a broken arm!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • narrow\ escape — n. phr. An escape by a very small margin; a near miss. If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, it would have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he only had a broken arm! …   Словарь американских идиом

  • narrow — [[t]næ̱roʊ[/t]] ♦♦ narrower, narrowest, narrows, narrowing, narrowed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is narrow measures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height. ...through the town s narrow… …   English dictionary

  • Escape — Es*cape , n. 1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. [1913 Webster] I would… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Escape pipe — Escape Es*cape , n. 1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. [1913 Webster] I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Escape valve — Escape Es*cape , n. 1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. [1913 Webster] I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Escape wheel — Escape Es*cape , n. 1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. [1913 Webster] I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • narrow — nar|row1 W2S3 [ˈnærəu US rou] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not wide)¦ 2 narrow escape 3 narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc 4¦(ideas/attitudes)¦ 5 narrow sense/definition 6¦(limited)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: nearu] 1.) ¦(NOT WIDE)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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