Смысл: close quarters 
close quarters [͵kləʋsʹkwɔ:təz]
<Í> 1. непосредственное соприкосновение, непосредственная близость
to come to close quarters - а) вступить в рукопашный бой; б) сцепиться в споре; в) столкнуться лицом к лицу
to inspect smth. at close quarters - рассматривать что-л. на близком расстоянии
2. теснота
they live in close quarters - они живут очень тесно
<Í> 1. непосредственное соприкосновение, непосредственная близость
2. теснота
quarters Идиома
close quarters|close|quarter|quarters
n. phr. Limited, cramped space. With seven boy scouts in a tent, they were living in very close quarters.at close quarters
at close quartersCrowded, in a confined space, as in We could use a lot more room; this tiny office puts us at close quarters. This idiom makes figurative use of quarters in the sense of “military lodgings” but originated in 18th-century naval warfare. When the enemy boarded a ship, the crew would retreat behind wooden barriers erected for this purpose and would continue to fire through loopholes. They thus were very near the enemy, fighting in close quarters. [c. 1800]
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