close call
close thing
close shave

Even so, it was going to be a close thing, indeed.

"That's what I do best for this team - close things out."

But it looked a pretty close thing for a minute there.

He wouldn't have said his mouth watered, but it was a very close thing.

I've got to find his will, do the paperwork, close things down.

It had been a close thing, winning against the aliens.

The blood was leaving Porter's face again as he realized what a close thing it had been.

Even in the best of circumstances, it would be a close thing.

He did manage to hang onto his watch, but it was a close thing.

Her nose wasn't broken, but it had been a close thing.