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hop, skip, and a jump
or hop, skip, and jump
noun
- a short distance:
The laundry is just a hop, skip, and a jump away.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hop, skip, and a jump1
First recorded in 1750–60
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Idioms and Phrases
A short distance, as in It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from my house to yours . This expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally referred to an exercise or game involving these movements, but by the mid-1800s was also being used figuratively for the short distance so covered.Discover More
Example Sentences
This is the time for everybody of fourteen years or less to skip-hop up to bed.
From Project Gutenberg
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