close to home

Idioms  

1. Also, where one lives. Affecting one intimately and personally, as in That description of orphans really was too close to home, or The teacher's criticisms of her work got her where she lives. The noun home here means “the heart of something,” a usage dating from the late 1800s; the variant was first recorded in 1860. Both of these colloquialisms are sometimes preceded by hit, that is, something is said to, as in That remark about their marriage hit close to home. Also see too close for comfort (to home).

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Example Sentences

“When I read the story, it felt very close to home,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Although he travels a lot, Rosenthal likes to spend Sundays close to home.

From Los Angeles Times

Now for some rapid fire recommendations: Since you’re into theater, my colleague Lisa Boone suggests the Pasadena Playhouse, a Tony Award-winning theater, which is close to home for you.

From Los Angeles Times

Americans who stayed close to home, or foreigners with outsize allocations to big U.S. stocks, are getting off lightly so far in the Iran-related stock rout.

From The Wall Street Journal

For now, Tien is focused on a more immediate challenge: balancing tour life with ambitions that stretch well beyond a single week, even when it’s close to home.

From Los Angeles Times