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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Example Sentences

Do the allusions and shout-outs to current events and personalities seem a little too close for comfort?

From Los Angeles Times

Sometimes satire cuts too close for comfort.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

The judges' scorecards were too close for comfort but throughout fight week Crawford had promised to find a way past Alvarez - and he did, in style.

From BBC

The amount of handling errors from exceptionally talented players was maddening - not quite self-defeating, but a little too close for comfort.

From BBC