in spitting distance

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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

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By which logic, the entire Premier League panel must reside in spitting distance of Old Trafford. Re-run of Wednesday night will do nicely; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) ``It will be 30 floors up and in spitting distance of the Pier Head and with views straight out to the Mersey and Liverpool Bay. Enjoy life at the top for pounds 1.4m by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The gig felt intimate in the small venue and I suspect it will be the last time Damien Rice will be in spitting distance of his fans. Superb set from Damien by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			in salad days in season in second childhood in secret in service in session in seventh heaven in shadow in shambles in shoes in short in short order in short supply in sight in sights in single file in situ in small doses in so many words in some neck of the woods in some respects in some transaction for in spades in spare time in spite of in spitting distance in stead in step in step with in stitches in stock in stocking feet in storage in store in style in sum in summary in Sunday best in surgery in tandem in tatters in tears in terms of in that regard in the absence of in the act in the affirmative in the air in the altogether in the back of mind in the bag			in some ways in some ways in someone's behalf in someone's care in someone's way In soundings In Soviet Russia in spades in spades in spades In Span Interconnect in spare time in spate in spate in spate In special in specie in specie in specie in spirit in spirit in spirit in spirit in spite in spite in spite of in spite of in spite of in spite of appearance In spite of the teeth in spitting distance In sport in spots in spots in spots in spots In Stadium Solutions In Stage Quality Creation in stages In statu quo In Status Quo in status quo ante In stays in stead In stead of In Stent Restenosis in step in step in step in step in step in step with in stitches in stitches in stitches in stitches in stock in stock in stock in stock in stock

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