Masturbating inside of a movie theater, originally in Old English it meant solely a pornographic theater but modern usage a lots for anything considered a theater even in the abstract.
Classic Example: Paul Rubens aka Pee Wee Herman was flying too close to the Sun and Gambi joined Is is
Modern Example: John was losing his job anyway so he decided to go to the conference room and was flying too close to the Sun to pictures of Stacy and Karen's Instagram
Modern Example: John was losing his job anyway so he decided to go to the conference room and was flying too close to the Sun to pictures of Stacy and Karen's Instagram
by Jlova71 July 26, 2018
Don't shit too close to home by, for example, bringing strangers into your house and then fighting with them inside your house (since they know where you live).
by Timmy MMA October 29, 2007
Similar to the term, flew too close to the sun, defining reckless behavior with a sudden realization of consequences, except make it girly.
by edsheerans_lazyeye October 02, 2021
When shits going just alright. When the event, day, situation, etc could end up good or bad. Literally "too close to call it"
by snatchyZ March 04, 2018
Doing or writing something that could enrage a large audience purely for you own sick pleasure, and the rush you get from this act.
Making a sexual comment about a guy on a girl's Facebook, whom you know that she is cheating on her boyfriend with. "You did that? You were brushing too close to the combine harvester man"
by JossBarthelme April 22, 2012