English Dictionary

close to the wind

形容詞

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close to, the, wind. / Near a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.

日本語の意味

法や道徳の限界に近い状態、つまり実行可能性や合法性、倫理性のぎりぎりのライン上にある様子 / リスクが高く、法的または道徳的な枠をかろうじて守る状態

They took a close to the wind course to avoid the storm.

彼らは嵐を避けるために風に近いコースを取った。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close to, the, wind.

意味（2）

Near a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.

I mean, I shouldn't be altogether flabbergasted if you were to tell me that there had been tax fiddles here, or even something a bit close to the wind where the play and the girls are concerned.

closer to the wind （ comparative ）

closest to the wind （ superlative ）