in close proximity
The Chinese idiom, pronounced m é Iji é zh ī n è I, is used to describe people who are close at hand. From Liezi Zhongni.
Analysis of Idioms
Near synonym: imminent, between eyebrows and eyelashes
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute, the adjective is near
The origin of Idioms
Liezi Zhongni: "far away from the eight wastelands, near the eyebrows."
in close proximity
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