a hop, skip, and a jump



a hop, skip, and a jump

Fig. a short distance. Bill lives just a hop, skip, and a jump from here. We can be there in two minutes. My car is parked just a hop, skip, and a jump away.
See also: and, jump

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BradleyBRAD-leeEnglish
Goran-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Marion['mɛəriən]
VÍGdÍS-Ancient Scandinavian
SikkeSIK-kəFrisian
Basant-Indian, Hindi