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next door to

Idioms  

  1. Very close to, as in The old dog was next door to death. This metaphoric expression, alluding to an adjacent house, was first recorded in 1529.

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Scotland's busiest railway station has been closed since Sunday 8 March when a blaze spread from a vape shop on Union Street through a B-listed Victorian building next door to the station.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Ippolito, a Volkswagen dealer, bought a vacant retail lot next door to his dealership in West Islip, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Tina de los Reyes lives next door to the property and said life on the block felt typical for the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

You can believe you live next door to alien neighbors who believe in a flat earth.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

His grandma, Dr. Perkins, lives next door to me.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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