just about(+ глагол прош. вр.: "Surrey a major Canadian city? just about crapped myself over that one! you'd have to pay me to live in Surrey!" ART Vancouver)
flirt with(контекстуальный перевод Kevin Durant scored 21 points, Draymond Green flirted with his second straight triple-double and the Warriors used that big third quarter to zoom past the Utah Jazz, 126-101 on Wednesday night for their 13th win in 14 games. VLZ_58)
cut it close(The Florida Panthers cut it close Friday but won their fifth game in a row, 2-1 in a shootout against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. VLZ_58)