ビジネス英語口語表現566: a brush with death
トーク・アベニューのビジネス英語口語表現集より
566. a brush with death 死に瀕する、死の淵から生還する
- this means to come very close to dying, especially in an accident or disaster
1. After surviving a brush with death in an airplane crash at the age of twenty-four, he quit his job and started his own company.
2. Many people will reanalyze their lives after a close brush with death.