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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