close quarters

(kləʊs) pl n1. a narrow cramped space or position2. at close quarters a. engaged in hand-to-hand combatb. in close proximity; very near together

close′ quar′ters

(kloʊs)
n.pl. 1. a small, cramped place or position. 2. direct and close contact in a fight. [1745–55]

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Noun

close quarters - a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or somethingplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than onesite, situation - physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

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noun a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something

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