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I wanted to know if you can give me three sets of idioms that have the same meaning. For example: a close thing=a close call=a close shave!All these idioms mean "a narrow escape from something unpleasant".I can't find others examples.Thank you!
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How about

Six feet under.
Pushing up the daisies.
Long gone.

I'll let you guess what they all mean
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Also

Away with the fairies.
Three sheets to the wind.
Round the bend.
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