near miss
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˌnɪə ˈmɪs/ us/ˌnɪr ˈmɪs/
(HIT)
(also near thing)几乎击中；几乎相撞
a situation in which something almost hits something else
A Boeing 747 was involved in a near miss with a private aircraft just south of San Francisco. 一架波音747客机就在旧金山以南险些与一架私人飞机相撞。
That was a near miss - we must have come within an inch of that lorry! 真是死里逃生——我们只差一点点就撞上了那辆运货卡车！
(HAPPEN)
功亏一篑
an attempt to do or achieve something that fails although it almost succeeds