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close' shave'



Pronunciation: (klōs), [key] Informal.
a narrow escape from serious danger or trouble: We weren't hit when the truck swerved at us, but it was a close shave.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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