be perilously close to something
come perilously close to something

As it turns out, he was perilously close to the latter.

They were perilously close to the edge of the dock.

They haven't been burned yet but are perilously close to the fire.

And what about that mirror, which was now perilously close to the next step in the circle of life?

"You are perilously close to being too muscular," I said.

He turned with a smile that was perilously close to a grin.

The house is now perilously close to a 50-foot drop to the Atlantic.

The memory of the visions was perilously close to him.

And that's on your good days, which are perilously close to swimsuit season.

As her scent drifted up into his nose, he knew she was perilously close to the change.