When the boat came within hailing distance, I asked if I could borrow some gasoline.
•We weren't within shouting distance, so I couldn't hear what you said to me.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
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
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 — noun Date: 1930 a short distance ; easy reach usually used with within < lived within shouting distance of her cousins > … New Collegiate Dictionary
distance — noun 1 amount of space between two points ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, huge, large, long, vast ▪ … Collocations dictionary
within — adv. & prep. adv. archaic or literary 1 inside; to, at, or on the inside; internally. 2 indoors (is anyone within?). 3 in spirit (make me pure within). 4 inside the city walls (Bishopsgate within). prep. 1 inside; enclosed or contained by. 2 a… … Useful english 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
close — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. compact, dense, firm; stifling, oppressive, muggy, stale, stuffy; stingy, tight fisted, niggardly; taut; confining, constrictive; near, intimate; secretive, reticent, reserved; approximate. See… … English dictionary for students
near — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not distant in space] Syn. nigh, adjacent, adjoining, proximal, neighboring, not remote, close at hand, proximate, contiguous, handy, near by, hard by, next door to, at close quarters, beside, side by side, in close… … English dictionary for students
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