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have a scrape (with someone or something)
to come into contact with someone or something; to have a small battle with someone or something.I had a scrape with the county sheriff.John and Bill had a scrape, but they are friends again now.
ships that pass in the night
people who meet each other briefly by chance and who are unlikely to meet again.Mary wanted to see Jim again, but to him, they were ships that passed in the night.When you travel a lot on business, you meet many ships that pass in the night.
brush
n. an encounter; a close shave.My brush with the bear was so close I could smell its breath—which was vile, I might add.It seemed like a brush with death.
face-off
n. a confrontation. (From hockey.)For a minute it looked like we were headed toward a nasty face-off.The face-off continued for a few moments till both of them realized that there was no point in fighting.