English Dictionary

close to the wind

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close to, the, wind. / Near a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.

The sailor steered the boat close to the wind.

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close to, the, wind.

意味（2）

Near a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.

I mean, I shouldn't be altogether flabbergasted if you were to tell me that there had been tax fiddles here, or even something a bit close to the wind where the play and the girls are concerned.