up close and personal

British

adverb

intimately

he got to know the prime minister up close and personal

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adjective

intimate

up-close-and-personal interaction

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Example Sentences

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Miller’s view is up close and personal, providing the reader with private antidotes while examining her poems and correlating them to geopolitical issues.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

But this time, it’s being presented off-Broadway in a radically reconceived version, dubbed “Masquerade,” that lets audiences get up close and personal with the phantom himself.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Felix Salmon is joined by McKay Coppins to discuss his experience getting up close and personal with the Murdoch family and break down the dynamics behind the battle over the family empire.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2025

Throughout their set, Zardoya waved a Puerto Rican flag, called out for her Latino family in the audience and even went down to the barricade where she got up close and personal with several fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Now, up close and personal, it looked even bigger.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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