(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.

It's best not to talk too much.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, too, close, to, home. / (idiomatic) To occur too close for comfort; to happen dangerously or uncomfortably near.

To accept one's duty patriotically, particularly (idiomatic, euphemistic) to endure unwanted affection or sex due to social pressures.

(euphemistic) To die; to pass away.

(rare) Synonym of close only counts in horseshoes

simple past tense and past participle of close one's eyes and think of England

present participle of close one's eyes and think of England