- have a narrow escape
- быть на волосок от, едва избежать опасности, с трудом избежать опасности
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
have a narrow escape
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have a narrow escape — have a narrow/lucky/escape phrase to avoid being killed or seriously injured only because you were lucky or made a very big effort A couple had a narrow escape when a tree fell just in front of their car. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or… … Useful english dictionary
have a lucky escape — have a narrow/lucky/escape phrase to avoid being killed or seriously injured only because you were lucky or made a very big effort A couple had a narrow escape when a tree fell just in front of their car. Thesaurus: to avoid risks or… … Useful english dictionary
narrow escape — {n. phr.} An escape by a very small margin; a near miss. * /If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, it would have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he only had a broken arm!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
narrow escape — {n. phr.} An escape by a very small margin; a near miss. * /If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, it would have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he only had a broken arm!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
narrow\ escape — n. phr. An escape by a very small margin; a near miss. If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, it would have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he only had a broken arm! … Словарь американских идиом
narrow — [[t]næ̱roʊ[/t]] ♦♦ narrower, narrowest, narrows, narrowing, narrowed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is narrow measures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height. ...through the town s narrow… … English dictionary
Escape — Es*cape , n. 1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. [1913 Webster] I would… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Escape pipe — Escape Es*cape , n. 1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Escape valve — Escape Es*cape , n. 1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Escape wheel — Escape Es*cape , n. 1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape. [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narrow — nar|row1 W2S3 [ˈnærəu US rou] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not wide)¦ 2 narrow escape 3 narrow victory/defeat/majority/margin etc 4¦(ideas/attitudes)¦ 5 narrow sense/definition 6¦(limited)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: nearu] 1.) ¦(NOT WIDE)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
