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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Republicans are panicked by polling showing a special congressional election in Florida next week too close for comfort.
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
But for Trump, the margins were too close for comfort.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
One such project currently under construction is less than six miles from the launch site—too close for comfort, some critics say, given the possibility of volatile explosions sparked by showers of fiery rocket debris.
—Paola Rosa-Aquino, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
The villa has been closed since Jan. 7, when the fast-moving Palisades Fire came much too close for comfort.
—James Powel, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
But for Trump, the margins were too close for comfort.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
One such project currently under construction is less than six miles from the launch site—too close for comfort, some critics say, given the possibility of volatile explosions sparked by showers of fiery rocket debris.
—Paola Rosa-Aquino, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
The villa has been closed since Jan. 7, when the fast-moving Palisades Fire came much too close for comfort.
—James Powel, USA Today, 22 May 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 24 Jul. 2025.
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