close call

It was a learning curve, let’s say, and I had to navigate how I would deal with life-threatening or close calls moving forward.

“The contradictory messaging has confused markets, and the next December meeting appears to be a close call,” Nomura said, adding that it expects another 25-basis-point cut this year, and another in February.

In 15 states and two provinces, we had no close calls, no one pulling behind and honking angrily, no one passing dangerously close and yelling “Get off the road,” not a single middle finger.

However, some analysts expect that rates could be cut by 25 basis points, or at least that the decision will be a close call, following recent weaker-than-expected U.K. inflation and jobs data.

Dowdy said no one has ever fired at him, though he has had close calls.