narrow squeak

English

Noun

narrow squeak (plural narrow squeaks)

1. (informal) A narrow escape; a close shave.
   • 1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 142:

     "My word," he said, breathlessly, "but that was a narrow squeak."

Translations

close shave — see close shave

See also

• squeaker (A game or election won by a narrow margin.)