up close and personal
Britishadverb
adjective
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Seeing it up close and personal is like a viewing a religious relic, at least for those of us who worship in the Church of Cinema.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
David Skeel shares what he learned from an up close and personal look at the tiny island’s massive debt crisis.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2026
If young Americans serving in uniform during World War II were unaware of how Marshall approached general officer accountability, they certainly felt war’s ravages up close and personal.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Kirkwood admitted getting up close and personal with someone she had never met did not come naturally.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
She waved us inside and cheerfully resumed shaving her legs at the kitchen sink, a procedure I’d never witnessed so up close and personal.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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