spitting distance
noun
a short space or distance
Words nearby spitting distance
spitsbergen,
spitsticker,
spitteler,
spitter,
spitting cobra,
spitting distance,
spitting image,
spitting snake,
spittle,
spittle insect,
spittlebug
Idioms and Phrases with spitting distance
spitting distance
A very short distance, as in We were in spitting distance of winning the pennant but then we lost three games in a row. Alluding to the relatively short distance over which one's spit will carry, this idiom was first recorded in 1895 as within spitting range.