close thing

1. Synonym of close call.

1. Tom is the closest thing I have to a son.

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2. Clearly that match was going to be a very close thing.

   ruПо всему было видно, что встреча будет напряженной, и судить о победителе было рано. — oxioxigen

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3. She's the closest thing to family he has.

   ruОна почти заменила ему семью. — Inego

   deSie ist für ihn noch am ehesten das, was man eine Familie nennen könnte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Sleeping is the closest thing to not being alive.

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5. Tom is the closest thing to human there is.

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