within striking distance

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within striking distance (of something) also in striking distance (of something)

1. very close to something The great thing about the house is that the ocean is within striking distance.

2. very close to achieving something The Republicans are within striking distance of winning the election.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the less polite but stronger form within spitting distance of something (very near): They live within spitting distance of my house, but luckily I don't see them much.

See also: distance, striking, within

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But just as he got within striking distance, the lady drew out a revolver and shot the animal, breaking his backbone. The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context I'm working on an invention of a new aeroplane stabilizer, and if I go now it will be just at a time when I am within striking distance of success. Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context But when he saw the canoe come down the river and take in Rokoff, when he saw it make for the Kincaid, he realized that only by possessing himself of a canoe could he hope to transport the beasts of the pack within striking distance of the enemy. The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			With whom do you wish to speak? With you in a minute withdraw withdraw from withdraw into withdraw into oneself wither wither away wither on the vine wither up withhold from within within a stone's throw within a whisker of within an ace of within an inch of life within earshot within grasp within hailing distance within limits within means within range within reach within reason within rights within striking distance within walking distance without without a backward glance without a by your leave without a doubt without a hitch without a murmur without a second thought without a shadow of a doubt without batting an eye without fail without further ado without half trying without missing a beat without question without rhyme or reason without so much as a by-your-leave without so much as doing witness witness for witness to wives wobble about woe woe betide			Within Pair Young within range within reach within reach within reach within reach within reach within reason within reason within reason within reason within rights Within Sentence within shouting distance within shouting distance close enough to hear Within Sibship Paired Resampling within sight within sight within sight within sight within sight of within sights within sights within sights within sights within spitting distance within spitting distance within spitting distance within spitting distance within spitting distance within striking distance within the bounds of possiblity within the law Within the Pale Within the Pale Within the Pale Within the Pale within the range of possibility Within the Statute Within Vessel's Natural Segregation Within Visual Range Within Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile Within Wafer within walking distance Within You Without You Within, Inside Within- and Between-Entity Analysis Within-Day Variability Within-Patient Variance Within-Person Variability Within-Person Variance within-subjects design Within-Wafer-Nonuniformity withindoors Withinforth Withington Girls' School Withinside WITHIT

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