We've found 12 phrases for close to (0.131 seconds):

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.

bear up »    To sail close to the wind.

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

close to home »    Affecting people close to, or within, ones family circle.

cut it close »    To judge or finish something close to its limit.

keep one's cards close to one's chest »    To avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans.

knocking on heaven's door »    Dying, close to death.

last minute »    Point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.

on one's deathbed »    Close to death.

pull up »    Drive close to something, especially a curb.

verge on »    To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.

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