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Other expressions meaning ‘a short distance’: “The river is just a(n) ________ from the house.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

LITTLE WAYS	6
SHORT WAYS	6
STONE’S THROW	5
“HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP”	4
SHORT WAY	3
HOP AND A SKIP	1
SPITTING DISTANCE	1

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