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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

narrowly avoid

0While learning the expression "close, but no cigar", I came across this sentence:02br
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00It appears in U. S. newspapers widely from around 1949 onwards. For example, a story from 01i00The Lima News02i00, Lima, Ohio, November 1949, where The Lima House Cigar and Sporting Goods Store 01i01b00narrowly avoided02b02i00 being burned down in a fire, was titled 'Close But No Cigar'. 02br
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00My question is, did the store burn down? In other words, is narrowly avoided equal to almost failed to avoid but avoided?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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02br 00The store did not burn down. Narrowly avoided = avoided0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00The store did not burn down.
  • Narrowly avoided = avoided0-
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0 .02br
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0 Here's something that may lead you to do further research.02br
00When the owners of the cigar and sporting goods store narrowly avoided being burned down, they avoided the disaster 01u00by the skin of their teeth02u00! 01blockquote
01cite10New2grammar12cite10is narrowly avoided equal to almost failed to avoid but av
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5000 CJ, by the way, can I replace it with by a nose/hair in this context?02br
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