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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Therefore, while that standard line is a bit too close for comfort, using BetMGM’s Alt.
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Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The list of sizable debris that has fallen to Earth too close for comfort to inhabited areas is worrisomely long.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Is this guy too close for comfort?
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
This was getting a bit too close for comfort to a Maid-Rite.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 15 Jan. 2026
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Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The list of sizable debris that has fallen to Earth too close for comfort to inhabited areas is worrisomely long.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Is this guy too close for comfort?
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
This was getting a bit too close for comfort to a Maid-Rite.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for too close for comfort
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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 5 Feb. 2026.
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