too close for comfort
idiom
variants
or less commonly too near for comfort
: close enough to make a person feel nervous, worried, or upset
That bus came a little too close for comfort!
When we went out for drinks together, I realized we were getting too close for comfort.
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We were all largely confined to our homes, and here was a work that was to explore the worst of humanity during a crisis that made the game feel too close for comfort.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Things are getting a bit too close for comfort on The White Lotus.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
In Florida, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz’s old House seat has become too close for comfort for Republicans, according to recent polls.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
The sudden panic over Florida's special elections has finally put President Trump on the same page as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.): The GOP's margin is too close for comfort.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Things are getting a bit too close for comfort on The White Lotus.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
In Florida, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz’s old House seat has become too close for comfort for Republicans, according to recent polls.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
The sudden panic over Florida's special elections has finally put President Trump on the same page as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.): The GOP's margin is too close for comfort.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Too close for comfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20close%20for%20comfort. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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