What is another word for hairbreadth escape?
Pronunciation: [hˈe͡əbɹɛdθ ɛskˈe͡ɪp] (IPA) 
When it comes to escaping danger by the skin of one's teeth, we often use the phrase "hairbreadth escape." However, there are several other words and phrases that can be used to describe a close call. For example, you might describe narrowly avoiding disaster as a "near miss," a "close shave," or a "narrow escape." Similarly, you could say that you barely survived or made it out alive, or that you were fortunate to escape unharmed. Other synonyms include miraculously surviving, dodging a bullet, and narrowly avoiding catastrophe. No matter which phrase you choose, they all describe a situation where one is lucky to have gotten away unscathed.
