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A list of phrases related to the word "approximate"...
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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
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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
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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
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Close, but no cigar
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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
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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 )