too close/high, etc. for comfort
too (something) for comfort
Having 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: comfort
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
too close/high, etc. for comfort
COMMON If something is too close/high, etc. for comfort, it is closer/higher, etc. than you would like it to be or than is safe. The bombs fell in the sea, many too close for comfort. Levels of crime were still too high for comfort.
See also: close, comfort
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
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