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Sentence #6600274

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 loghaD loghaD January 11, 2018 January 11, 2018 at 4:42:21 PM UTC link Permalink

Literally "It was near the eye." This is an idiomatic expression similar to "That was a close call."

It can be combined with a phrase explaining what it was a close call *with*, for example:

"Det var nära ögat att jag dog."
(It was near the eye that I died.)
= "I had a close call with death."

"Det var nära ögat att jag inte hann."
(It was near the eye that I didn't make it on time.)
= "I very nearly didn't make it on time."

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #20836That was a close call..

Det var nära ögat.

added by loghaD, January 11, 2018
➜ #20836That was a close call.

linked by loghaD, January 11, 2018
➜ #8669942Eso sí que estuvo cerca.

linked by ajje, April 10, 2020
➜ #4599949Ez közel volt.

linked by Cabo, September 7, 2023