- shouting distance
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noun
Date: 1930
a short distance ; easy reach — usually used with within <lived within shouting distance of her cousins>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shouting distance
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shouting distance — noun : easy reach usually used with within a barber s shop within shouting distance of the Cotton Exchange Constance Foley from just under $200,000,000 in 1939 to within shouting distance of the billion mark Monsanto Magazine * * * shouting… … Useful english dictionary
shouting distance. — See hailing distance. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
shouting distance — shout′ing dis tance n. cvb hailing distance • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
shouting distance. — See hailing distance. [1950 55] … Useful english dictionary
within shouting distance — 1. Nearby 2. Within reach • • • Main Entry: ↑shout * * * within ˈshouting distance idiom (especially NAmE) (BrE also within ˈspitting distance (of sth)) … Useful english dictionary
distance — noun 1 amount of space between two points ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, huge, large, long, vast ▪ … Collocations dictionary
distance — I n. 1) to cover; run; travel; walk a distance 2) to keep a distance (to keep a safe distance between cars) 3) to close the distance between 4) a discreet; good, great, long; safe; short distance (we traveled a short distance) 5) (a) shouting;… … Combinatory dictionary
within spitting distance (of something) — mainly spoken phrase next to or extremely near something I work within spitting distance of the museum. Thesaurus: next to, near to and not far awaysynonym Main entry: spit * * * within ˈspitting distance (of sth) … Useful english dictionary
Eiger — For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). Eiger The north face of the Eiger Elevation … Wikipedia
shoutingdistance — shout·ing distance (shouʹtĭng) n. A short distance: lived within shouting distance of each other. * * * … Universalium
