車にひかれるところだった

almost got hit by a car

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almost got hit by a car The pattern ~ところだった means that something nearly happened but did not. 車にひかれる literally means “be run over by a car.”
JA: 自転車に乗っていて、車にひかれるところだった。
EN: I was riding my bicycle and almost got hit by a car.