too close for comfort

Idioms  

1. 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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too close for comfort

Even if the plaintiffs lose 5–4—and it is an if—that margin will be far too close for comfort.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2026

Last night’s game against Washington, however, was too close for comfort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025

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.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024

As it turns out, the likeness may have been too close for comfort.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024

It was a little too close for comfort, but my real scissors, the ones made of steel with a black handle, were packed away, and I had to get this done.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

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