[too close for comfort] {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad things). * /When the sniper's bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, "Gosh, that was too close for comfort!"/ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

close-up

[close-up] {n.} A photograph, motion picture, or video camera shot taken at very close range. * /Directors of movies frequently show close-ups of the main characters./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

close at hand

[close at hand] {adj. phr.} Handy; close by; within one's range. * /My calendar isn't close at hand, so I can't tell you whether we can come next week or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Derek Bok, president of Harvard University

If you think education is expensive--try ignorance.

Idioms to Learn Today

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at great length

[at great length] {prep. phr.} 1. In great detail. * /Jim told us the story of his life at great length./ 2. For a long […]

jump down one's throat

[jump down one's throat] {v. phr.} To suddenly become very angry at someone; scold severely or angrily. * /The teacher […]

Benjamin Disraeli

(1804-1881), Coningsby, Book III Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

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