too close for comfort

adjective4

1. •
   Near enough to cause discomfort.

   • Even the neighbouring country was too close for comfort. The episode was acutely embarrassing for Victor, who returned to England boiling with silent rage. — 2015
2. •
   Near enough to be dangerous.

   • Our house at Cavenagh Road had been boarded up and abandoned when the Japanese artillery shells started falling too close for comfort. — 2014
3. •
   So similar or applicable to one's situation that it causes distress.

   • When the truth gets too close for comfort, the ego needs to distract us and root us in our bodies — 2014
4. •
   Frightening because of almost resulting in injury or disaster.

   • That had been much too close for comfort, and it had served me right. — 2015