Idiom of the day :- One’s nearest and dearest

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘I’m not as rich as Rocketfeller or as strong as Rambo, and no one has ever asked me to star in a film,’ Herbert said humbly, ‘yet my nearest and dearest tell me I’m the world’s most wonderful husband and father,’ he grinned. Herbert should be very proud for one’s nearest and dearest is one’s family.