in close quarters

idiom

: very close together
Over 200 people lived in close quarters on the ship.

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Richard had two knives and was yelling threats in close quarters. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 About half of all cases have been among children and teenagers between 11 and 18 years, which experts have attributed to students being in close quarters in schools. Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024 Outbreaks are common in schools, hospitals, dorms, and cruise ships, where people are in close quarters. Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 10 Oct. 2024 No news if Katzenberg has Covid like the president, but the longtime mega-bundler was in close quarters with Biden earlier today. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in close quarters 

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“In close quarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20close%20quarters. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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