too close for comfort

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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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April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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too big for one's britches too close to call

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