To behave conservatively and discreetly.

simple past tense and past participle of play it close to the hip

having too close a margin to make a decision

With intimate detail and from a perspective of closeness, sometimes with the implication of intrusiveness or invasion of privacy.

(Malaysia, Singapore, idiomatic) to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of close one's eyes

present participle of close one's eyes

(US, idiomatic, humorous, derogatory) Adequate: acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time or effort of improving.

Coming close to achieving a goal is not good enough.

(idiomatic) To become overly ambitious or greedy.