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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Cruzeiro dropped points in a 0-0 draw away to Corinthians and now has Flamengo too close for comfort in the title race.
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Consider that Handmaid’s Tale won big in its very first season and is going out very quietly in its sixth, which might indicate that voters indeed are looking for fresh blood — or this particular series’ vision of a dystopian future has just gotten too close for comfort to our current reality.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 July 2025
But this close encounter was too close for comfort, and now her daughter is asking questions.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 15 June 2025
All three have quite a bit of fun with industry tropes, and come a little too close for comfort with some of its satire.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 June 2025
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Consider that Handmaid’s Tale won big in its very first season and is going out very quietly in its sixth, which might indicate that voters indeed are looking for fresh blood — or this particular series’ vision of a dystopian future has just gotten too close for comfort to our current reality.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 July 2025
But this close encounter was too close for comfort, and now her daughter is asking questions.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 15 June 2025
All three have quite a bit of fun with industry tropes, and come a little too close for comfort with some of its satire.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 June 2025
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 6 Aug. 2025.
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