up close and personal

prepositional phrase

With intimate detail and from a perspective of closeness, sometimes with the implication of intrusiveness or invasion of privacy.

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. With intimate detail and from a perspective of closeness, sometimes with the implication of intrusiveness or invasion of privacy.

Translations

Italian a tu per tu
  • a tu per tuwith intimate detail
Polish z bliska
  • z bliskawith intimate detail
Cite this entry
APA

up close and personal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20close%20and%20personal

MLA

“up close and personal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20close%20and%20personal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up close and personal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20close%20and%20personal.

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