"that was a close shave" in German That was a close shave. Das ging beinahe ins Auge. Das war knapp. Das wäre fast schiefgegangen. Detailed translations for "that was a close shave" That was a close shave. 1. general That was a close shave. Das ging beinahe ins Auge. 2. colloquial That was a close shave. Das war knapp. - That was a close shave. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Das war knapp. That was a close shave. Das wäre fast schiefgegangen.