close call
nounUK /kləʊs ˈkɔːl/
1
A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
- He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him.
- there will be Tom Cruise, as spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt, running as fast as he can, jumping off cliffs and ultimately saving the day after surviving many close calls.2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club:
- Synonyms
- close shave, close thing, narrow escape, narrow squeak, near shave, near thing