spitting distance
a short space or distance
Words Nearby spitting distance
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How to use spitting distance in a sentence
But even standing within spitting distance of The Pearl was close enough for me to envision better days ahead.
‘When the Garden Was Eden’: Why New York City Needs the Knicks Now More Than Ever | Robert Silverman | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy midafternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, nearing 14,100, was in spitting distance of a record-setting close.
Why Wall Street Is Ignoring the Arrival of the Sequester | Daniel Gross | March 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf one of us happened to get within spitting distance of a window, up would go their noses and down would come the saliva.
The Story of a Strange Career | Anonymous
Other Idioms and Phrases with spitting distance
A very short distance, as in We were in spitting distance of winning the pennant but then we lost three games in a row. Alluding to the relatively short distance over which one's spit will carry, this idiom was first recorded in 1895 as within spitting range.
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