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
Giuseppinajoo-zep-PEE-nahItalian
Andor (2)-Hungarian
Kalev (1)-Estonian
ThorntonTHAWRN-tənEnglish
Gu&Eth;RÍ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Berk-Turkish