close to home
idiomAffecting people close to, or within, one's family circle.
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bring home
To earn (money).
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bring home the bacon
To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.
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broken home
A home in which the parents have separated or divorced.
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charity begins at home
One should help the people closest to oneself before thinking of helping others.
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close enough for government work
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
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close in on
To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
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close on the heels of
Near in time or place; very close.
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close one eye
to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).