close to home
The idiom 'close to home' can describe both emotional and geographical proximity, often implying a personal impact or nearby location.
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Definition
B2Personal Experience
(emotional, figurative)Having a strong emotional impact because it relates to one's own life or experiences.
Example
- Her story about losing a loved one hit close to home for many in the audience.
B1Geographical
(literal)Located nearby or within a short distance from where one lives.
Example
- The new grocery store is close to home, making it convenient for quick shopping trips.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "close to home":
close tohit too close to homeclose byclose to one's heartclose to the bonetoo close for comfortclose inhit homenear at handhome inclose reachnearest and dearestclose in onclose to the windat homeaway from homenumber closeclose quartersat handcut it closewithin reachhome sweet homenext door