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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? #164857 01/06/2007 12:23 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I think that it is not close/near but close/shut that is being used here. To close a deal, see Aramis' post, is to complete it. as in "He wasn't going to buy the expensive model but I agreed to free delivery and that closed the deal." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? callithump 01/05/2007 1:22 AM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the othe Faldage 01/05/2007 2:35 AM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? Jackie 01/05/2007 2:46 PM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? Aramis 01/05/2007 7:35 PM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? Zed 01/06/2007 12:23 AM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the othe themilum 01/06/2007 3:29 PM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? belMarduk 01/06/2007 12:45 AM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the othe Faldage 01/06/2007 2:30 AM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? Elizabeth Creith 01/06/2007 2:51 AM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? belMarduk 01/06/2007 6:00 AM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the other"? callithump 01/11/2007 5:57 AM Re: "The Approach Close"? And "one way or the othe tsuwm 01/11/2007 6:29 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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