hold somebody close

Books may have to be held very close to the eyes.

She also rose, moving slowly off to the left, both hands held close to her body.

It was held close to the surface of the black water, well out in the river.

That's because you held it too close to your shoulder.

He came up with the knife held close to him.

The most senior kept its strings held close to her heart.

He held his wife close to him and watched the clock on the wall across from them.

When it was over, she said, he held his face close to hers.

He held the case close to his lips and spoke to it.

He held the snapshot up close to his face to see it clearly.