すれすれ

Also written スレスレ, 擦れ擦れ, 摩れ摩れ

Meanings

1. の-adjective, な-adjective, Noun grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close
2. barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin

Example sentences

• 僕は終電にすれすれのところで間に合った。
  I was just in time for the last train.
• 自動車は角をすれすれに通った。
  The car just shaved the corner.
• 飛行機は管制塔の上をすれすれに飛んだ。
  The plane buzzed the control tower.

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