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near
/close to (one's) heart Loved by or important to one.
- a close thing
- a close/near thing
- a near miss
- a near thing
- as near as dammit
- at hand
- be close to (one's) heart
- be close to/near the mark
- be close/dear/near to somebody's heart
- be near the knuckle
- be near to (one's) heart
- be near to impossible
- close to (one's) heart
- close to/near the bone
- death's door, at/near
- draw near
- draw near to
- far and near
- from far and near
- from near and far
- go near
- go near (someone or something)
- have a near miss
- in the near future
- longest way round is the shortest way home
- near
- near and dear to (one)
- near and far
- near at hand
- near beer
- near enough
- near miss
- near post
- near the knuckle
- near the mark
- near the wind
- near thing
- near to (one's) heart
- near to hand
- near to impossible
- near to one's heart
- near-beer
- nearest and dearest
- not anything like
- not anywhere near
- nowhere near
- nowhere/not anywhere near
- pert near, but not plumb
- sail close to (near) the wind, to
- sail near the wind
- so near (and) yet so far
- so near and yet so far
- the longest way round is the nearest way home
- your nearest and dearest