Away
Away adverb - From this or that place.
Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Both terms in one sentence
- However, it's closer to a warning than a threat, as David was so close to Saul that he could've easily killed him, instead choosing to take away his pike and water bottle.
Source: Break-In Threat -
Shocked by the horrors of war, they begin to draw away from their fellow humans and instead become close to their trains, giving them names and racing them.
Source: Film / Krai - Risky Business comes close to this, with the Tom Cruise character asked to mind the family home while his parents are away.
Source: Broken Treasure
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