shave

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shave definition


  1. tv.
    to reduce or lessen something. : The coach thought that the other team was shaving points, so he complained the next day.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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shave

see close call (shave).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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