hop, skip, and (a) jump

hop, skip, and (a) jump

1. A short distance away from a certain location. My apartment's location is so convenient. It's just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the train station and the grocery store.
2. Very similar (to something else). I thought you could handle this project because it's just a hop, skip, and a jump from the one you're working on now.
See also: and, jump
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a hop, skip, and a jump

Fig. a short distance. Bill lives just a hop, skip, and a jump from here. We can be there in two minutes. My car is parked just a hop, skip, and a jump away.
See also: and, jump

skip (out)

Inf. to leave; to run away without doing something, such as paying a bill. The guy skipped when the waitress wasn't looking. Fred skipped out, leaving me with the bill.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

a hop, skip, and a jump

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a hop and a skip

1. If someone or something is a hop, skip, and a jump or a hop and a skip away from someone or something else, they are very close. Wells is just a hop and skip from George Bush's place in Kennebunkport.
2. If something is a hop, skip, and a jump or a hop and a skip from something else, the two things are very similar. Of course, the Romanian language is just a hop, skip and a jump from Italian.
See also: and, jump
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

skip

verb
See skip out
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

hop, skip, and (a) jump

A short distance.
See also: and, jump
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • a hop, skip, and a jump
  • blow away
  • blow someone away
  • blowed away
  • draw away
  • a stone's throw away
  • draw away from (someone or something)
  • are we away
  • Are we away?
  • be far and away