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hop, skip, and jump

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Definition of hop, skip, and jump

: a short distance
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hop, skip, and jump

Synonyms

ace, hair, hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth), hairline, inch, neck, shouting distance, step, stone's throw

Antonyms

country mile, long haul, mile

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Examples of hop, skip, and jump in a Sentence

it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours

First Known Use of hop, skip, and jump

1760, in the meaning defined above

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