near thing
near thing · near things
A close call, a close shave, a close thingA close call, a close shave, a close thing
» That's nowhere near the same thing.
Das ist längst nicht das gleiche.
Meaning
1 sensesA close call, a close shave, a close thing
More definitions
- something that barely avoids failure or disaster
Examples
7 sentencesThat's nowhere near the same thing.
deDas ist längst nicht das gleiche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He caught his bus, but it was a near thing.
deEr erwischte seinen Bus, aber nur mit knapper Not. — freddy1
Robert slipped and grabbed the nearest thing for support.
That was a near thing!
deDas hätte ins Auge gehen können. — freddy1
It was a near thing!
Forms
plural: near things| Singular | near thing |
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