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M: Yeah, I saw that. Crossing the streets in New York and Washington is dangerous. But getting ticked off about it won't do you any good.
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M: Well, I got pretty ticked off a few days ago when the professor gave me a low score on the exam.
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M: Hey, are you hungry? We haven't eaten in a while.
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M: Oh, my god! Are you okay? Geez, that was really a close call.
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M: No, that's not what I meant by close call. I meant that the car nearly hit you.
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M: Actually, Li Hua, close call means that you narrowly avoided danger. Something bad could have happened to you, but you narrowly avoided a bad situation.
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M: Not really. Let me give you another example. The paper you and I turned in this week was almost late. That was also a close call.
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