Idiom of the Day
close shave
an accident or incident that almost happens but does not happen
I had a close shave when I almost missed my airplane flight.
Fact
The number of triplets born in the US in 1994 (4,594) was more than triple the number born in 1971 (1,034), an increase attributed to older age of the mothers and the use of fertility-enhancing drugs and techniques.
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