close thing

kloʊs θɪŋ

Definition

Definition of close thing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

near misssomething that almost happened but didn't

Winning the game was a close thing.

narrow escape

near miss

narrow margin

situation with little difference between success and failure

The election was a close thing, with only a few votes deciding the winner.

close call

near miss

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Expressions with close

close enough

adj.

sufficiently near to meet the requirements

The measurements were not exact, but they were close enough for the project..

close call

situation narrowly avoiding danger or failure

The car skidded, but it was a close call.

close down

cause a business or activity to cease operations

The owners will close down the factory next month.

close in

move nearer to someone or something

The fog began to close in, obscuring the path ahead..

close one's eyes

shut one's eyelids

She decided to close her eyes and rest.

close at hand

adj.

physically near and easily accessible

The tools you need are close at hand.

Expressions with thing

latest thing

something very popular or fashionable

That new phone is the latest thing in technology.

sure thing

response indicating agreement or affirmation

When asked if he could help, he replied, 'Sure thing!'

thing for

strong liking or attraction to something or someone

She has a thing for vintage cars.

for one thing

adv.

introduce the first reason or point in a sequence

For one thing, it is too expensive to buy.

it's the accepted thing

exp.

used to say something is seen as normal and approved

Bring a small gift to the host; it's the accepted thing.

make a big thing out of

treat something as very important or serious, often more than necessary

Try not to make a big thing out of his small mistake.

next best thing

something almost as good as the best

When we couldn't get tickets, watching the game on TV was the next best thing.

next thing you know

intj.

shows something happened suddenly or unexpectedly after something else

I was walking home, and next thing you know, it started raining.

no such thing

something that is impossible or cannot happen

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

not a thing

no object, event, or matter at all

I looked in the box and found not a thing.

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this

det.

reference

referring to a specific thing close to the speaker

within spitting distance

adv.

nearby

very close to a place or thing

in the nature of

prep.

function

indicates something serves a role close to another thing

Examples of close thing in a sentence

It was a close thing, but we made it on time.
The race was a close thing, ending in a photo finish.
It was a close thing, but they managed to catch the last train.

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French:presque-arrivée, affaire de justesse, ...
German:knappe Sache, knapper Vorsprung, ...
Italian:brutto momento, margine ristretto, ...
Spanish:cosa por poco, situación reñida, ...
Portuguese:por um triz, disputa acirrada, ...
Chinese:紧密的事, 紧张局势, ...
Japanese:危機一髪, 僅差, ...
Arabic:نَجَاةٌ مِنَ الْخَطَر, فَارِق بَسِيط, ...
Hebrew:כִּמְעַט תְּאוּנָה, עִנְיָן שֶׁל שַׂעֲרָה, ...
Russian:едва не случившееся, дело на грани срыва, ...
Ukrainian:майже сталося, напружена ситуація, ...
Hindi:ऐसी स्थिति जिसमें बात होते-होते रह गई, कांटे की टक्कर, ...
Bengali:অল্পের জন্য এড়ানো ঘটনা, হাড্ডাহাড্ডি অবস্থা, ...
Catalan:ensurt, cas molt ajustat, ...
Czech:těsná věc, těsný výsledek, ...
Danish:hårsbredde, snæver margin, ...
Dutch:nipt geval, kleine marge, ...
Greek:παρά τρίχα, στενό περιθώριο, ...
Hungarian:majdnem megtörtént eset, hajszálon múló helyzet, ...
Khmer:ហេតុការណ៍ដែលស្ទើរតែកើតឡើង ប៉ុន្តែមិនបានកើតឡើង, ស្ថានការណ៍ដ៏ប្រកៀកប្រកិត, ...
Korean:아슬아슬한 일, 근소한 차이, ...
Persian:چیزی که نزدیک بود رخ بدهد اما نداد, وضعیتی که نتیجه آن با اختلافی بسیار کم تعیین می‌شود, ...
Polish:o mały włos, niewielka różnica, ...
Portuguese (BR):triz, disputa acirrada, ...
Romanian:lucru apropiat, chestiune de puțin, ...
Swedish:nära ögat, liten marginal, ...
Thai:เหตุการณ์ที่เกือบเกิดขึ้นแต่ไม่เกิด, เรื่องเฉียดฉิว, ...
Turkish:kıl payı, kıl payı fark, ...
Vietnamese:tình huống suýt xảy ra, tình huống sát nút, ...

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