Wanting to protect me from myself is about as ingenious as saving a fish from drowning. - Vouloir me protéger de moi-même, c'est aussi ingénieux que sauver un poisson de la noyade.
She came near to drowning. - Elle est passée près de la noyade.
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Definition of noyade in English English dictionary
A murder by drowning, especially one of those carried out during the French Reign of Terror (see Noyades on Wikipedia)