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near at hand

Meaning

Close or nearby, in terms of distance.

Close, in terms of time.

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Yalom (1998), p. 18. Although nude men were depicted standing upright, most depictions of female nudity in Greek art occurred "usually with drapery near at hand and with a forward-bending, self-protecting posture". Source: Internet

“I have beheld war near at hand, and I know all its evils: for it is not conquest which can console a country for the blood of her children, spilt on a foreign land. Source: Internet

West, 24. The passage seems intended to rile up the audience, beginning with hostis tibi adesse, or “the foe is near at hand”. Source: Internet

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