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be close to home

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be close to home

if a subject is close to home, it affects you in a personal way, and it can upset you if someone says something unpleasant about it. His comments about working mothers were a bit close to home for me.

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``It came down to him wanting to be close to home,'' said Gilbert Arenas Sr. BASKETBALL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) ``After my injury, I talked to my parents about how important it was to be close to home,'' Thomas said. QB THOMAS PLANNING TO ATTEND USC by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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