Phrase thesaurus
Approximate Phrases
72 phrases and expressions related to "approximate".
Phrases
- 101 Dalmatians (Disney cartoon and Glenn Close movie)
- A close thing
- As near as dammit
- At close quarters
- Balanced approach
- Bit of rough
- Broad brush
- By and large
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Richard Dreyfuss movie)
- Close call
- Close enough for government work
- Close enough for jazz
- Close friends
- Close of play
- Close proximity
- Close quarters
- Close ranks
- Close shave
- Close the books
- Close to home
- Close to the bone
- Close to the mark
- Close your eyes and think of England
- Close, but no cigar
- Coming to a screen near you
- Companion plant (a plant grown near to another species to enhance its growth)
- Cut up rough
- Dangerous Liaisons (Glenn Close movie)
- Diamond in the rough
- Don't Stand So Close To Me (Police song)
- Don't close your eyes for a minute
- Draw to a close
- Far better for being near to you (The Chesham Building Society advertising slogan)
- Fatal Attraction (Glenn Close / Michael Douglas movie)
- For those who like the trade rough (Travis aftershave advertising slogan)
- Give or take
- Hazard a guess
- Holding your cards close to your chest
- In the neighbourhood of
- In the order of
- In the region of
- In the same ballpark
- It's how the smooth take the rough (Range Rover advertising slogan)
- Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer (proverbial saying)
- Live rough
- More or less
- Near and dear to my heart
- Near death experience
- Near miss
- Near sighted
- Near the knuckle
- Near to one's heart
- Ninth inning (A baseball expression meaning an event or process is near the end)
- Rough and ready
- Rough and tumble
- Rough around the edges
- Rough diamond
- Rough justice
- Rough landing
- Rough out
- Rough ride
- Rough stuff
- Rough trade
- Rough up
- Sail close to the wind
- Sleep rough
- Take the rough with the smooth
- There's never a rough puff in a lucky (Lucky Strike Cigarettes advertising slogan)
- Too close for comfort
- Too close to call
- Up close and personal
- lookie likie (a lookalike - someone who closely resembles another)