too close for comfort

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Cliché [for a misfortune or a threat] to be dangerously close. That car nearly hit me! That was too close for comfort. When I was in the hospital, I nearly died from pneumonia. Believe me, that was too close for comfort.

See also: close, comfort

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But as it edged nearer, the 40-year-old American had to leg it when the female got too close for comfort. That's close ENOUGH! by The Mirror (London, England) On the Lions' close win over the Cheetahs Too close for comfort this one. JOIN THE GREAT ONLINE DEBATE by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) It was a huge relief to know we are safe because although we were always confident of avoiding the bottom two places it was getting a bit too close for comfort - and you never know Duo out for Town by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			token gesture told tolerable toll toll for tom Tom, Dick and Harry Tom, Dick, and Harry tomorrow Tomorrow is another day Tomorrow never comes Tomorrow's another day ton tone tone down tone up tongs tongue tongue in cheek tongue-in-cheek tongue-lashing tons of too bad too big for boots too big for britches too close for comfort too close to call too for words too funny for words too good to be true too hot to handle too little, too late too many chiefs Too many chiefs and not enough Indians Too many cooks Too many cooks spoil the stew too much Too much information! too much of a good thing too rich for blood took the words right out of my mouth tool tool around tool up tools of the trade toot tooth tootin top top brass top notch			Too Bad for You Too Bad It's Monday Too Bad So Sad Too Bad, Dude Too Bad, Too Sad Too Beautiful to Die Too Beautiful to Live too big for (one's) britches too big for boots too big for boots too big for boots too big for breeches too big for breeches too big for britches too big for one's breeches Too big to fail Too big to fail Too Big to Fail policy Too Big to Succeed Too Busy Disorder Too Busy to Pee Too Busy to Talk too by half too by half too by half too by half Too Cheap for Instruments Too cheap to meter Too cheap to meter Too cheap to meter too close for comfort too close to call too close to call Too Close to See Too Complicated To Explain Too Cool Too Cool for Grownups Too Cool for School Too Cool for Words Too Cruel To Be Kind Too Cute for Comfort Too Cute for Words Too Cute To Be Straight Too Damn Bad Too Damn Good Too Damn Hot Too Damn Lazy Too Damn Many Too Damn Many Acronyms Too Damn Many Three Letter Acronyms Too Damn Much too difficult Too Drunk to Care Too Drunk to Function Too Dumb to Understand too early

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