Close call
Close call noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
Usage example: the doctor said I'd had a close call, and was lucky to be alive
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Synonyms for Close call
Squeaker is a synonym for close call in narrow escape topic. In some cases you can use "Squeaker" instead a noun phrase "Close call".
Squeaker
Squeaker noun - Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin.
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Synonyms for Squeaker
Close call is a synonym for squeaker in something suspenseful topic. You can use "Close call" instead a noun "Squeaker", if it concerns topics such as near hit.
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Related pairs
- squeak and close call
- squeak and squeaker
- close shave and close call
- close shave and squeaker
- narrow escape and close call
- narrow escape and squeaker
- thriller and close call
- thriller and squeaker
- shocker and close call
- shocker and squeaker
- spine-chiller and close call
- spine-chiller and squeaker
- tight squeeze and close call
- tight squeeze and squeaker
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