close the face

bash someone's face in

To beat someone violently.

blow up in one's face

To fail disastrously.

Boat

[Cockney slang]face

via boat race

break someone's face

To beat up someone violently.

butter face

Alternative form of butterface.

close enough for government work

Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.

close in on

To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.

close on the heels of

Near in time or place; very close.