in spitting distance

in/within spitting distance

also in/within striking distance

very close to something or someone (often + of ) The great thing about the house is that it's within spitting distance of the sea. The move to Ascot put us within striking distance of London.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Albine	-	French, German
Roddy	RAH-dee (English)	English, Scottish
Cato (2)	-	Dutch
Vilma	VEEL-mah (Finnish)	Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Tiara	tee-AHR-ə	English (Modern)
Cesarina	che-sah-REE-nah	Italian