A close shave means a narrow escape from danger or trouble. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.

• Classroom example: A close shave can refer to a narrow escape from danger or trouble.
• Story example: A writer may use A close shave when describing a narrow escape from danger or trouble.
• Exam example: When a sentence contains A close shave, choose the meaning “a narrow escape from danger or trouble.”