We've found 106 phrases for Close (0.116 seconds):

a closed mouth gathers no feet »    One who does not speak can be certain he won't say anything embarrassing.

a miss is as good as a mile »    A failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.

about time »    Close to the right time.

at arm's length »    Avoiding a close relationship.

at bay »    Unable to come closer; at a distance.

balance the books »    To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.

batten down »    To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.

bear up »    To sail close to the wind.

behind closed doors »    Public disclosure.

blow the whistle »    To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.

breathe down someone's neck »    To follow someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them.

bung up »    To close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.

by the skin of one's teeth »    Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.

cheek by jowl »    In close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together.

close as wax »    Miserly.

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