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.
See also: distance, spit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Perceval-Arthurian Romance
JoelJOL (English), JO-əl (English), ho-EL (Spanish), zhoo-EL (Portuguese), YO-el (Swedish, Finnish)English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Biblical
Elisaveta-Bulgarian, Macedonian
HayleighHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Sneed[sni:d]
BurÇİN-Turkish