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too for comfort too (something) for comfortHaving more of some quality or trait than one would like or is comfortable with. Used especially in the phrase "too close for comfort." The way these planes fly so low over the house is just too close for comfort. Though the company seems to be doing well, some analysts are actually worried that its stocks are climbing too fast for comfort and could indicate a sudden sharp decrease.See also: comforttoo close for comfort1. So close as to cause worry because of being dangerous or unwelcome in some way. The way these planes fly so low over the house is just too close for comfort. My neighbors and I all feel that the new shopping center they're planning near our neighborhood is a little too close for comfort.2. Too narrow a margin for error or deviation. Having only $20 in your bank account is far too close for comfort, if you ask me.See also: close, comforttoo close for comfortCliché [for a misfortune or a threat] to be dangerously close. That car nearly hit me! That was too close for comfort. When I was in the hospital, I nearly died from pneumonia. Believe me, that was too close for comfort.See also: close, comforttoo close for comfortAlso, too close to home. Dangerously nearby or accurate, as in That last shot was too close for comfort, or Their attacks on the speaker hit too close to home, and he left in a huff. See also: close, comforttoo close for comfort dangerously or uncomfortably near.See also: close, comforttoo — for comfort causing physical or mental unease by an excess of the specified quality. 1994 Janice Galloway Foreign Parts They were all too at peace with themselves, too untroubled for comfort. See also: comforttoo close for ˈcomfort so near that you become afraid or anxious: The exams are getting a bit too close for comfort.See also: close, comfort |