narrow escape 侥幸脱险；幸免于难；千钧一发；九死一生

【例句】
That was a narrow escape, we were lucky.
那真是千钧一发，我们很幸运。

It was a narrow escape, one of many he would have during his long flight.
这真是九死一生，也是他长期飞行生涯的其中之一。