How to Pronounce "a close shave"
expression
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈʃeɪv
uh KLOHS SHAYV
æɪ/ /kləʊz/ /ʃˈeɪv
uh KLOHZ SHAYV
Definition
A situation where you almost have a bad result or accident, but you escape just in time.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈʃeɪv
British English
æɪ/ /kləʊz/ /ʃˈeɪv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh KLOHS SHAYV
UK
uh KLOHZ SHAYV
Listen in Context
That was a close shave—the car almost hit me.
He had a close shave while swimming in the river.
We had a close shave with that falling tree.
Man, that was a close shave! I nearly dropped my phone in the sewer.