"Too close for comfort" - What does this phrase mean? - It's time to learn English

2,211 views ・ 2023-06-22

English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Mr Duncan, Why are you standing so close to me?
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Please take a couple of steps back.
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You are too close to me.
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Hi, everybody.
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Welcome to another English and ICT short lesson.
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Today I'm talking about the very thing
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I just mentioned.
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If something is too near to you,
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or maybe a situation occurs where you almost became
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injured or worse, we can say
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that thing was too close for comfort.
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That thing nearly caused damage.
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I was nearly injured, but I wasn't.
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But it was too close for comfort.
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Maybe if there is an election taking place,
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maybe the votes are counted
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and the result is very close.
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Maybe one group
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got slightly more votes than the other.
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We can say that was too close for comfort.
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The losing team is sad,
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but the winning team is also a little concerned
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because they almost lost.
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It was too close for comfort.
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Maybe if a person gets very near to you like this,
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you might feel threatened and uncomfortable.
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We can say that that person is too close for comfort.
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So as you can see,
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we can use that phrase in many situations,
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both figuratively and in the real world.
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That is today's phrase, I hope you enjoyed it.
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See you again soon. And, of course...
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ta ta for now.
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