near squeak
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They told me at Rotterdam that I had had a very near squeak of death; and whether it's that or something else, I don't seem to have any of the meannesses you associate with me.
From The Man Without a Memory by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
“We are suspected, at all events, and may have a near squeak for it.”
From Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston
But I had a near squeak for it, I can tell you.'
From Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Well," said my cousin, with more candour than politeness, "I always thought you would end in gaol, Roger, and you've had a dashed near squeak this time, let me tell you.
From The Man from the Clouds by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston
It was a near squeak though, and it was lucky no engineer was with them, or I should have been had.
From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by John Henry Newman
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