The mouse escaped with a whisker.

Meaning: This sentence describes the mouse getting away from the cat very narrowly.

Choice of Words: Escaped means to get away or free. Whisker is a long, thin hair that grows on the face of an animal, especially a cat or a mouse.

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The mouse narrowly escaped.

Meaning: This means that the mouse was able to get away from a dangerous situation, but it was very close to being caught.

Choice of Words: Narrowly means almost but not quite. Escaped means to get away from a place or situation where you are not wanted or where you are in danger. So, when we put these words together, it means that the mouse almost got away, but it was very close to being caught.

The mouse had a close call.

Meaning: This means that the mouse was able to get away from a dangerous situation, but it was very close to being caught.

Choice of Words: Close call is an idiom that means a narrow escape from danger or harm. So, when we say that the mouse had a close call, we mean that it almost got caught, but it was able to get away.

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