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close quarters

[ klohs ]

noun

  1. a small, cramped place or position.
  2. direct and close contact in a fight:

    They met at close quarters, exchanging many quick jabs.



close quarters

/ °ì±ôəʊ²õ /

plural noun

  1. a narrow cramped space or position
  2. at close quarters
    1. engaged in hand-to-hand combat
    2. in close proximity; very near together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of close quarters1

First recorded in 1745–55
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Do you live in an apartment building or close quarters with your neighbors?

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The trial has offered a rare chance for the French public to see the once-revered actor - star of films like Green Card and Cyrano de Bergerac - at close quarters.

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A DBS would help potentially weed out abusive candidates, and prevent them working in close quarters with junior staff, White said.

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With the weather causing havoc, it was a day for the purists as Saints had to show their steel at close quarters.

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"The execution will have to be done at close quarters, brushing shoulders in the lobbies as we go to vote for the removal of much-respected colleagues."

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