salvarse por los pelos

salvarse por los pelos

familiar to have a narrow escape, get away by the skin of one's teeth

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(v.) = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave

Ex. I and all friends, thankfully, are safe -- although one or two had narrow escapes.

Ex. A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.

Ex. Most people have had a close call with another car, a person walking, or an object while driving.

Ex. A woman on board a roller-coaster ride had a close shave yesterday when the wooden train derailed as it reached the platform.

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(v.) = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave

Ex: I and all friends, thankfully, are safe -- although one or two had narrow escapes.

Ex: A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.

Ex: Most people have had a close call with another car, a person walking, or an object while driving.

Ex: A woman on board a roller-coaster ride had a close shave yesterday when the wooden train derailed as it reached the platform.