perilously close to

phrase

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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That is perilously close to telling the other guy at the negotiating table how to negotiate. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Even when Gillian Anderson is driving that bus, to belabor the metaphor, there’s only so much cinematography can do to involve viewers in a story if its visual style looks perilously close to a SmartTV screensaver. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026 The date is perilously close to that of the opening of a blockbuster Roy Lichtenstein exhibition, slated to open to the public on October 11, with press and member previews beginning October 8. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 Just ten weeks later, the American experiment came perilously close to ending in the fields and woods of Upper Manhattan. — Harry Ostrer, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perilously close to

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“Perilously close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perilously%20close%20to. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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