too close for comfort
idiom
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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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Is this guy too close for comfort?
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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
The game’s final minutes were no doubt a little too close for comfort, but Mizzou’s lead swelled to 13 at one point in the second half.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
Little did Metsa or his teammates know that goal would end up being the decider in a game that got too close for comfort.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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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
The game’s final minutes were no doubt a little too close for comfort, but Mizzou’s lead swelled to 13 at one point in the second half.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
Little did Metsa or his teammates know that goal would end up being the decider in a game that got too close for comfort.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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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 26 Jan. 2026.
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