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Discover Ludwig"a close shave" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe a situation where one narrowly avoids an unpleasant or dangerous outcome. For example, "The driver had a close shave when the other car suddenly changed lanes."
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TALK about a close shave.
That was a close shave.
No, not a "close shave".
It's a close shave for you".
A close shave for us all.
He had neat hair and a close shave.
Bryn Terfel's Sweeney Todd gives Philip Quast a close shave.
We may avoid a triple-dip recession but it is likely to be a close shave.
Brearley's erstwhile vice-captain was thus reprieved, a close shave of decidedly Turkish piquancy.
That's a close shave in astronomical terms, but still 25 times the distance between Earth and the Moon.
Karen has a close shave when Pete bursts into her bedroom to tell her about Niska's exploits – she's busy recharging.
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