English · Idiom Attested

close to home

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Relevant to the point that you feel uncomfortable.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The right hon. Gentleman might look close to home before he makes that general assertion.

Anything to get closer to home … stalling tactics …

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).

Topics: House & home

Common questions

What does “close to home” mean?

Relevant to the point that you feel uncomfortable.

Is “close to home” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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