CLOSE TO HOME

Meaning of CLOSE TO HOME in English

phrasal within one's personal interests so that one is strongly affected

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

CLOSE TO HOME — phrasal : within one's strong personal interests so that one is affected especially strongly the audience felt that the speaker's …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE TO HOME — near to one's residence, near one's home
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLOSE TO HOME — : within one's personal interests so that one is strongly affected the speaker's remarks hit close to home
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE TO HOME — within one's personal interests so that one is strongly affected <the speaker's remarks hit close to home >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CLOSE TO HOME — if a remark or topic of discussion is close to home , it is accurate or connected with you in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSE TO HOME — {adv. phr.} Too near to someone's personal feelings, wishes, or interests. * /When John made fun of Bob's way of …
Slang English vocab
CLOSE TO HOME — {adv. phr.} Too near to someone's personal feelings, wishes, or interests. * /When John made fun of Bob's way of …
Словарь английских идиом
CLOSE TO HOME — adv. phr. Too near to someone's personal feelings, wishes, or interests. When John made fun of Bob's way of walking, …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CLOSE TO HOME — adv infml When those things happen close to home we are always surprised — Когда это случается с вами или вашими …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CLOSE TO HOME — adv infml When those things happen close to home we are always surprised — Когда это случается с вами или …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
CLOSE TO HOME — close to home adv infml When those things happen close to home we are always surprised Когда это случается с …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CLOSE TO HOME — When those things happen close to home we are always surprised — Когда это случается с вами или вашими близкими …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOME — I. ˈhōm, dial with vowel ˈə or a vowel approaching it noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hoom, hom, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English closen, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOME — /hohm/ , n., adj., adv., v., homed, homing . n. 1. a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — — closable, closeable /kloh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. — closely /klohs"lee/ , adv. — closeness /klohs"nis/ , n. v. /klohz/ ; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOME — I. ˈhōm noun Etymology: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( closed ; clos·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOME — adv close; closely. 2. home ·noun ·see homelyn. 3. home ·noun the home base; he started for home. 4. home …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
HOME — [home] n [ME hom, fr. OE ham village, home; akin to OHG heim home] (bef. 12c) 1 a: one's place …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE — [close] vb closed ; clos.ing [ME, fr. OF clos-, stem of clore, fr. L claudere to shut, close; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOME — home BrE AmE həʊm AmE hoʊm ▷ homed həʊmd AmE hoʊmd ▷ homes həʊmz AmE hoʊmz ▷ homing ˈhəʊm ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSE — I . / kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz/ verb , noun —see also close (II) ■ verb WINDOW / DOOR, etc. 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOME — / həʊm; NAmE hoʊm/ noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun HOUSE, etc. 1. [ C , U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOME — I. home 1 S1 W1 /həʊm $ hoʊm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ homeless , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1. a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HOME — I. NOUN, ADJECTIVE, AND ADVERB USES /hoʊm/ ( homes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a home birth (= when a woman gives birth at home, not in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOME — Synonyms and related words : Heaven, Paradise, VA hospital, Vaterland, a better place, abode, accessible, adept in, afterlife, afterworld, almshouse, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOME — See: AT HOME, BRING HOME, BRING HOME THE BACON, CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CLOSE TO HOME, CONVALESCENT HOME or …
Slang English vocab
CLOSE — I. close verb 1. to fill an opening with an appropriate closure be sure to close the gate Synonyms: ||put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOME — INDEX: 1. where someone lives 2. to be in your home 3. happening or doing something in someone’s home 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOME — See ↑ COME FROM 2, ↑ HOME 1,4,5, ↑ HOUSE 3, ↑ TOWN 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at home • …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLOSE — See ↑ CAREFUL 5, ↑ COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL 4, ↑ END 1, ↑ LOVE 3, ↑ NEAR 1, ↑ RELATIONSHIP 2, ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOME — n. 25B6; noun they fled their homes : RESIDENCE, place of residence, house, flat, apartment, bungalow, cottage; accommodation, property, quarters, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — n. 25B6; adjective the town is close to Leeds : NEAR, adjacent; in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOME — n. 1 dwelling-place, residence, domicile, abode, dwelling, house, (living) quarters, habitation, lodging(s), Brit accommodation or US accommodations, Colloq place, Chiefly …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSE — v. 1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten I closed my eyes Please close the door …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOME — See: AT HOME, BRING HOME, BRING HOME THE BACON, CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CLOSE TO HOME, CONVALESCENT HOME or …
Словарь английских идиом
HOME — noun 1 BAD : As soon as I arrived at home, I knew that something was wrong. GOOD : As …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле (в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSE — _I 1. kləʋs n 1. огороженное стеной место ( около дома или деревни ) breaking smb.'s close - нарушение границы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSE — 1) закрывать(ся) 2) замыкать 3) прекращать (работу); заканчивать, завершать 4) закрытый 5) замкнутый; узкий 6) скрытый, тайный, секретный 7) близкий 8) похожий 9) плотный; компактный 10) почти • close to convex …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE — _I 1. kləʋs n 1. огороженное стеной место ( около дома или деревни ) breaking smb.'s close - нарушение границы …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOME — I həum 1. сущ. 1) а) дом, жилище to build a home — строить дом to make one's home at, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLOSE — I kləus 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле ( в центральных районах Англии ) в) (Close) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOME — I [І†ЌҐ] home.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) дом, жилище to build a home — строить дом to make one's home at, in — поселиться (где-л.) to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLOSE — I [°®†Ќ©] 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле (в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки (в некоторых школах) 2) а) двор; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOME — 1. _n. 1> дом, жилище; at home - дома, у себя; to make one's home - поселиться; make yourself at …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CLOSE — _I 1. _a. 1> закрытый 2> уединенный; скрытый; to keep a thing close - держать что-л. в секрете; to keep/lie …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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