Vault seed record
Narrow escape
The cyclist had a narrow escape when the car turned suddenly.
Classification
Provenance
Kind: human-authored
Source: reviewed-expansion-anchor-pack
Batch: reviewed-expansion-vocabulary-collocation-depth-2026-05
Reviewer: content-lead
Updated: 2026-05-21
Instruction and answer
Instruction
Choose the best answer.
Correct answer
almost had an accident
Explanation
A narrow escape is a close avoidance of danger.
Product use
Surfaces
Source languages
Difficulty
medium
Conversion hook
This tests idiom meaning from context, not translation.
Review payload
Review notes
Approved seed anchor from the reviewed expansion pack. Used to close family coverage gaps before scaled promotion.
Media prompt
No media prompt attached.
Assets
Source traps
Tags
Usage
Tests: vocabulary-size, collocations, idioms-expressions
Funnels: general-level-assessment
Challenges: vocab-anchor-09
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},
{
"id": "escaped-through-a-small-door",
"label": "escaped through a small door",
"rationale": "This distractor reflects a common learner mistake."
},
{
"id": "won-easily",
"label": "won easily",
"rationale": "This distractor reflects a common learner mistake."
},
{
"id": "got-lost",
"label": "got lost",
"rationale": "This distractor reflects a common learner mistake."
}
]
}