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"close up" is a correctly used phrase in English and it has a few meanings.
You can use it as a verb, meaning to reframe a shot in cinematography or photography, or to shut something tightly. As an adjective, it can mean to be nearly together or to move someone or something closer. As a verb: The director decided to close up the shot to focus on the actor's face. As an adjective: The students huddled close up together to hear the professor's explanation.
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close up
verb
To move people closer together.
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(Close up views).
Here's a close up.
They close up around me.
Close up, and you're done.
Will those close up?
This time close up.
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Close-up of an angelfish.
Osama is ready for his close-up.
He is ready for his close-up.
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