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close thing
01
a situation in which it is equally likely to succeed or fail
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British
Examples
I know we won, but believe me, it was a near thing. They could easily have beaten us.
It is expected to be a close thing in the final moments of the presidential election.
02
a situation where one almost faces a danger
DialectBritish
BritishExamples
It was a near thing – he caught her just as she was about to fall.
No one was hurt in the accident, but it was a close thing — if the fuel tank had been hit, we all would have died.
