close to home

close to home
{adv. phr.} Too near to someone's personal feelings, wishes, or interests. * /When John made fun of Bob's way of walking, he struck close to home./ * /When the preacher spoke about prejudice, some people felt he had come too close to home./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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