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305 phrases and expressions related to "close".

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101 Dalmatians (Disney cartoon and Glenn Close movie)
A bit thick
A close thing
A fine line
A means to an end
All around Robin Hood's barn
All good things must come to an end
America's Next Top Model
An open and shut case (a straightforward legal case)
And the next object is (A catchphrase from Twenty Questions)
Around The World In Eighty Days (Jules Verne book)
Around the clock
As happy as a clam
As near as dammit
As one door closes, another one opens
As thick as a brick
As thick as thieves
As thick as two short planks
Ask around
At a loose end
At close quarters
At the end of a gun
At the end of the day
At the end of your rope
At the end of your tether
At your wits' end
Bat the idea around
Been around the block a few times
Behind closed doors
Better luck next time
Bosom buddies
Bosom pals
Boy next door
Breathing down your neck
Bridesmaid syndrome
Brilliant cleaning starts with Finish (Finish Detergent advertising slogan)
Bring to an end
Business end
By the seat of your pants
By the skin of your teeth
Can't see beyond the end of your nose
Case closed
Chasing nickels around dollar bills
Cheek by jowl
Cheer up, it's not the end of the world
Chucking out time
Clam up
Clamp down on
Cleanliness is next to Godliness (Pears' Soap advertising slogan)
Cleanliness is next to godliness
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
Closed book
Closed season
Closing price
Come down to the line
Come to a sticky end
Come within an ace
Coming to a screen near you
Companion plant (a plant grown near to another species to enhance its growth)
Cut and shut
Dance around the problem
Dangerous Liaisons (Glenn Close movie)
Dead end
Dick around
Don't Stand So Close To Me (Police song)
Don't close your eyes for a minute
Don't you people have homes to go to?
Doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom
Down to the wire
Drag ass around
Draw to a close
Echo Around the World (Edison Records advertising slogan)
Elbow to elbow
End in itself
End of a perfect day
End of an era
End of story
End of the ball game
End of the line
End product
End up at
Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick movie)
Far better for being near to you (The Chesham Building Society advertising slogan)
Fart around
Fatal Attraction (Glenn Close / Michael Douglas movie)
Fool around
Get around to it
Get hold of the wrong end of the stick
Get shut of
Get to the end of your tether
Get your end away
Get your head around something
Girl next door
Give someone a thick ear
Go around in circles
Go around with
Go down to the wire
Go off the deep end
Goof around
Green around the gills
Grid lock
Hair's breadth
Hang around with
Hard on the heels of
Have your hair stand on end
Holding your cards close to your chest
Horse around
Horsing around
I Get Around (Beach Boys song)
I've started so I'll finish (A catchphrase from Mastermind)
In the thick of things
It will all end in tears
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (R.E.M. song)
Jerk around
Jig around
Joke around
Journey's end
Just around the corner
Keep your end up
Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer (proverbial saying)
Keep your mouth shut
Keep your trap shut
Kick the gong around
Kidding around
Knock into the middle of next week
Knock on the door
Know which end is up
Light at the end of the tunnel
Living is easy with eyes closed (Beatles song lyric)
Lock and load
Lock him up and throw away the key
Lock horns with
Lock stock and barrel
Lock up your daughters
Makes your hair stands on end
Mess around
Monkey around
Mooching around
Narrow escape
Near and dear to my heart
Near death experience
Near miss
Near sighted
Near the knuckle
Near to one's heart
Neck and neck
Never hear the end of it
Next generation
Next in line to the throne
Next to myself, I like BVD best (BVD Underwear advertising slogan)
Next to nothing
Nice guys finish last
Ninth inning (A baseball expression meaning an event or process is near the end)
Nip and tuck
No end of
Nose around
Not a hundred miles away
Not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning
On deck (A baseball expression meaning next in line)
On lock down
On the bubble
On the receiving end
Open mouth: closed mind
Photo finish
Play around
Plug and play
Plug the gap
Point blank range
Pull the plug
Pussyfoot around
Put an end to
Put up or shut up
Ring around the collar (Wisk detergent advertising slogan)
Ring down the curtain
Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley song)
Rough around the edges
Run rings around
Sail close to the wind
Scratch around
Screw around
Scrub around it
Seal of approval
Seal the deal
Seal your fate
Secure in the knowledge
Shallow end
Shit (or short) end of the stick
Shop Around (Smokey Robinson song)
Shop around
Short end of the stick
Shut it (A catchphrase from The Office)
Shut that door (A catchphrase from Larry Grayson)
Shut up and take my money (A catchphrase from Futurama)
Shut up shop
Shut up, fool. (A catchphrase from The A-Team)
Shut your cake hole
Shut your face
Shut your pie hole
Shut your trap
Sitting next to Nellie
Sleep around
Smoke around the campfire
So creamy it's almost fattening (Burma Shave Shaving Cream advertising slogan)
Stone's throw
Strong in the arm and thick in the head
Take it to the next level
The Blue End State (Nickname of the US state of Delaware)
The End Of The World (Nickname of Anchorage Alaska)
The Next America (Nickname of Columbia Maryland)
The Rape Of The Lock (Alexander Pope book)
The balcony is closed (A catchphrase from Siskel And Ebert)
The be all and end all
The beginning of the end
The bitter end
The deep end
The end of civilization as we know it
The end of the road
The end of the world is nigh
The light at the end of the tunnel may just be a train coming the other way
The means to an end
The next president of the United States
The next small thing
The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
The shit end of the stick
The short end of the stick
The shot heard around the world
The thick end of
The war to end wars
The world around one
There's not much in it
Thick and fast
Thick ear
Thin end of the wedge
This neck of the woods
This position closed
This time next year we will be millionaires (A catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses)
Through thick and thin
Throw your money around
Thrown in at the deep end
Till the end of time
Too close for comfort
Too close to call
Tool around
Toward this end
Twist around your little finger
Under lock and key
Under the wire
Up close and personal
We make things that bring people closer (Western Electrics advertising slogan)
What goes around comes around
Win by a head
Win by a neck
Win by a nose
Within an ace
Within spitting distance
Within striking distance
World without end
Wrapped around your little finger
You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore
Your next car (Chrysler advertising slogan)

101 Dalmatians (Disney cartoon and Glenn Close movie)
A close thing
At close quarters
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
Dangerous Liaisons (Glenn Close movie)
Don't Stand So Close To Me (Police song)
Don't close your eyes for a minute
Draw to a close
Fatal Attraction (Glenn Close / Michael Douglas movie)
Holding your cards close to your chest
Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer (proverbial saying)
Sail close to the wind
Too close for comfort
Too close to call
Up close and personal

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