Is there a phrase for "a close distance"? [closed]
I'm trying to describe a sense of distance that makes one feel his/her personal space is invaded. The context would be "She turned around, only to see him grinning at her from _____." I tried "a skip", but it somehow feels strange given the context. Any help would be much appreciated!
Solution 1:
She turned around only to see him grinning at her, a bit too close for comfort.
too close for comfort -Google
- dangerously or uncomfortably near.
Solution 2:
If he had been following her very closely, tracking her every move, one could say he had been "breathing down her neck". This is an idiom.
From The Free Dictionary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/breathing+down+neck
Idioms: breathe down (someone's) neck 1. To threaten by proximity, especially by pursuing closely. 2. To watch or monitor closely, often annoyingly: The boss was breathing down my neck all morning.
Solution 3:
The OP's sentence needs to be slightly reworded, but I think this solution works
She turned only to see him grinning directly behind her
directly behind without intervening space; next in order:
The truck was parked directly behind my car.