narrow escape

noun
/ˌnæɹəʊ ɪˈskeɪp/UK/ˌnæɹoʊ əˈskeɪp/US

Etymology

From narrow (“having a small degree or margin”, adjective) + escape (noun).

Definitions

  1. A situation in which some danger or unfortunate circumstance is only just avoided.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for narrow escape. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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