TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Definition & Meaning

too close for comfort

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, too close to home . Dangerously nearby or accurate, as in That last shot was too close for comfort , or Their attacks on the speaker hit too close to home, and he left in a huff .

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They were separated by dock officers but were, I imagined, still too close for comfort.

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It had all been a bit too close for comfort.

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That might sound like they’re nowhere near each other, but at the velocities these defunct objects move it’s starting to get a little too close for comfort.

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For the third straight game, the Clippers were in a contest too close for comfort that challenged their composure.

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This election is so consequential — and the race is way too close for comfort.

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