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101 Dalmatians ( Disney cartoon and Glenn
Close
movie )
A
close
thing
A house divided
against
itself cannot stand
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Against
the grain
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Against
the law
Against
the odds
Against
your will
America's
Next
Top Model
And the
next
object is ( A catchphrase from Twenty Questions )
As
near
as dammit
At
close
quarters
Bang your head
against
a brick wall
Better luck
next
time
Border on
Boy
next
door
Charge of the Light Brigade ( British cavalry charge
against
Russian army in the Crimean War and title of a poem by Tennyson )
Cleanliness is
next
to Godliness ( Pears' Soap advertising slogan )
Cleanliness is
next
to godliness
Close
Encounters of the Third Kind ( Richard Dreyfuss movie )
Close
call
Close
enough for government work
Close
enough for jazz
Close
friends
Close
of play
Close
proximity
Close
quarters
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Close
ranks
Close
shave
Close
the books
Close
to home
Close
to the bone
Close
to the mark
Close
your eyes and think of England
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Close, but no cigar
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Coming to a screen
near
you
Companion plant ( a plant grown
near
to another species to enhance its growth )
Crime
against
nature
Dangerous Liaisons ( Glenn
Close
movie )
Don't Stand So
Close
To Me ( Police song )
Don't
close
your eyes for a minute
Draw to a
close
Elbow to elbow
Far better for being
near
to you ( The Chesham Building Society advertising slogan )
Fatal Attraction ( Glenn
Close
/ Michael Douglas movie )
Get connected! ( G4 advertising slogan )
Girl
next
door
Go
against
the grain
Guard
against
Harden your heart
against
Holding your cards
close
to your chest
Hope
against
hope
Horlicks guards
against
night starvation ( Horlicks advertising slogan )
I'll not hear a word
against
him
If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it
against
me?
Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer ( proverbial saying )
Kick
against
Kick
against
the pricks
Knock into the middle of
next
week
Knock up
against
More sinned
against
than sinning
Near
and dear to my heart
Near
death experience
Near
miss
Near
sighted
Near
the knuckle
Near
to one's heart
Next
generation
Next
in line to the throne
Next
to myself, I like BVD best ( BVD Underwear advertising slogan )
Next
to nothing
Ninth inning ( A baseball expression meaning an event or process is
near
the end )
On deck ( A baseball expression meaning
next
in line )
Pit your wits
against
Play both ends
against
the middle
Protect
against
Proximity marketing
Race
against
the clock
Race
against
time
Rage
against
the machine
Rage, rage,
against
the dying of the light
Sail
close
to the wind
Set your face
against
something
Sitting
next
to Nellie
Swim
against
the tide
Take it to the
next
level
The
Next
America ( Nickname of Columbia Maryland )
The
next
president of the United States
The
next
small thing
There's no law
against
it
This time
next
year we will be millionaires ( A catchphrase from Only Fools And Horses )
Too
close
for comfort
Too
close
to call
Up
against
it
Up
against
the wall
Up
close
and personal
Your
next
car ( Chrysler advertising slogan )