perilously close to
idiom
somewhat formal
: at or to a point where one is in great danger of (something happening)
The company was perilously close to bankruptcy.
She came perilously close to drowning.
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Yann Sommer came perilously close to being harried into embarrassing errors by Guiu on several occasions in the first half and the home crowd immediately warmed to the 18-year-old’s relentless enthusiasm and bustling physicality.
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
Because the solid-state elements of the array would be spaced about a half-wavelength—or 2.5 cm—apart, this translates to about 150 W per element—perilously close to the maximum power density of any solid-state power-conversion device.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
Takedowns of opposing views get praised in activist circles and upvoted on social media, and civilly engaging with the other side can feel perilously close to endorsing harmful beliefs.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Just a few years ago, Greece came perilously close to defaulting on its debts and exiting the eurozone.
—Pavlos Eleftheriadis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2014
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
Because the solid-state elements of the array would be spaced about a half-wavelength—or 2.5 cm—apart, this translates to about 150 W per element—perilously close to the maximum power density of any solid-state power-conversion device.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
Takedowns of opposing views get praised in activist circles and upvoted on social media, and civilly engaging with the other side can feel perilously close to endorsing harmful beliefs.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Just a few years ago, Greece came perilously close to defaulting on its debts and exiting the eurozone.
—Pavlos Eleftheriadis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2014
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“Perilously close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perilously%20close%20to. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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