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.
Examples of too close for comfort in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But there were some contests, even in some of the party’s strongholds, that ended up being too close for comfort.
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 5 July 2024
Even by the excessively cozy standards of the U.S. AI sector, this may be too close for comfort.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
Her relationship with her assistant, Simone, seems too close for comfort.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 July 2024
The Huskies struggled with low energy all night, but Arnold and Muhl kept them afloat every time Villanova got too close for comfort.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
At this point, Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm are far from getting too close for comfort.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
China would prefer to avoid a calamity on its border, especially since North Korea’s collapse would destroy China’s strategic buffer and probably bring U.S. troops too close for comfort.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
Leo July 23 – August 22 A personal relationship could be too close for comfort at the moment.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2024
Things feel either too close for comfort or too distant!
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 5 July 2024
Even by the excessively cozy standards of the U.S. AI sector, this may be too close for comfort.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
Her relationship with her assistant, Simone, seems too close for comfort.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 July 2024
The Huskies struggled with low energy all night, but Arnold and Muhl kept them afloat every time Villanova got too close for comfort.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
At this point, Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm are far from getting too close for comfort.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
China would prefer to avoid a calamity on its border, especially since North Korea’s collapse would destroy China’s strategic buffer and probably bring U.S. troops too close for comfort.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
Leo July 23 – August 22 A personal relationship could be too close for comfort at the moment.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2024
Things feel either too close for comfort or too distant!
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
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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 15 Jul. 2024.
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