at close quarters

"The execution will have to be done at close quarters, brushing shoulders in the lobbies as we go to vote for the removal of much-respected colleagues."

Wightman witnessed which compatriot's attention to detail at close quarters when they shared a room at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which Kerr left with a bronze medal.

The barrister said what followed was the "remarkable sight" of masked petrol bombers being filmed at close quarters as they attacked police.

She admitted working with Hayes was an enormous draw for her to come to the WSL - and has been even more impressed at close quarters.

I've seen the phenomenal force of US diplomacy at close quarters this week, trailing Mr Blinken on a time-zone shattering tour of Europe, Asia and ending in the Middle East trying to stem the current crisis.