close shave vs narrow escape

close shave and narrow escape both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
close shave	Yes	No	No	No
narrow escape	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, close shave and narrow escape are synonyms defined as:

close shave and narrow escape: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

Other synonyms of close shave include close call, squeak, squeaker.

close shave (noun)	narrow escape (noun)
something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin	something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin