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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After fire came perilously close to the Getty Villa during January’s devastating Palisades fire, Times art critic Christopher Knight asked a question: Should the Getty and Getty Villa move?
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Nobody more obviously highlights that than Trent Alexander-Arnold, who the club are perilously close to losing for nothing this summer.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Sohn, 72, looked outside and saw a small brush fire perilously close to her Pacific Palisades neighborhood in western Los Angeles.
—Matteo Moschella, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Allowing three key players to run perilously close to free transfers has sparked ongoing debate since the start of the campaign.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Nobody more obviously highlights that than Trent Alexander-Arnold, who the club are perilously close to losing for nothing this summer.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Sohn, 72, looked outside and saw a small brush fire perilously close to her Pacific Palisades neighborhood in western Los Angeles.
—Matteo Moschella, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Allowing three key players to run perilously close to free transfers has sparked ongoing debate since the start of the campaign.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Perilously close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perilously%20close%20to. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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