a near thing

释义

1. 侥幸做成的事

   a situation in which you are successful, but which could also have ended badly

   Phew! That was a near thing! It could have been a disaster.哎呀！好险哪！差一点儿出事。

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• All right, I'll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time.Broadcast News1987
• We do not know what will happen if we let it near this thing!Transformers2007

同一词条的短语

• your nearest and dearest
• to the nearest
• as near as
• as near as damn it
• near enough
• not anywhere near near
• so near and yet so far
• pretty much
• at hand
• close to heart
• be close to the mark