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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The short clip features a humanoid robot malfunctioning, flailing its appendages wildly, and getting almost too close for comfort to two humans working on it.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 May 2025
This tree is getting repeatedly struck by lightning over its lifetime, clearing up those lianas and removing the neighbors that are sort of getting too close for comfort.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
We were all largely confined to our homes, and here was a work that was to explore the worst of humanity during a crisis that made the game feel too close for comfort.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Things are getting a bit too close for comfort on The White Lotus.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 May 2025
This tree is getting repeatedly struck by lightning over its lifetime, clearing up those lianas and removing the neighbors that are sort of getting too close for comfort.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
We were all largely confined to our homes, and here was a work that was to explore the worst of humanity during a crisis that made the game feel too close for comfort.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Things are getting a bit too close for comfort on The White Lotus.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 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 20 May. 2025.
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