I really dodged a bullet when I missed that flight, as it later crashed.

我错过那趟航班真是躲过一劫，因为它后来坠毁了。

She thought she was going to be fired, but she dodged a bullet when the company decided to downsize a different department.

她以为自己要被解雇了，但公司决定裁减另一个部门，她真是躲过一劫。