close to the bone

I say treat: with my birthday coming next week, it's all a bit close to the bone.

He had cut too close to the bone for that.

Issues of money and class are things that cut pretty close to the bone.

What he was saying hit too close to the bone for comfort.

A little too close to the bone for summer?

Knowing how close to the bone he kept everything, she expected a noncommittal response.

A lot of them are already operating pretty close to the bone.

Despite the old money types that belong to a club like this, it's usually operated pretty close to the bone.

In fact, Titan would be cutting its escape close to the bone if they left within a few hours.

I don't think people realize how close to the bone so many of our students are.