narrow escape vs close call

narrow escape and close call both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of narrow escape include close shave, squeak, squeaker.

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