Wiktionary
close call
n. A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
WordNet
close call
n. something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape]
Wikipedia
Close Call
Close Call is a 2002 crime- drama film directed by Jimmy Lee. The movie is about Jenny Kim, a 16-year-old Korean American who is caught in an underground world of crimes, drugs and sex.
Writer/director Jimmy Lee is the father of Annie Lee, who played the film's lead character, and Angie Lee, who co-produced the film and played a supporting character.
Usage examples of "close call".
The last one had been a close call, the woman was like a rabid dog.
But they lost none of the young mothers, although it was a close call with Keiko Watanabe.