within cooee

within ˈcooee (of)

(AustralE, New Zealand) not far (from): There’s loads of cheap accommodation within cooee of the airport. (figurative) The government is not within cooee of reaching the growth targets.
Cooee is a noise a person makes as a way of attracting somebody’s attention.
See also: cooee, within
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • not exactly
  • not for a second
  • not for a minute
  • not for a moment
  • aint
  • ain't
  • not for a instant
  • not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
  • by no means
  • not by any means
References in periodicals archive
That year, Giacomo was unfortunate when she dropped her rig within cooee of the finish line.
Yachts to watch
And you should definitely put the city library on your itinerary if you are ever fortunate enough to be within cooee of Malmo.
A library for all times: Malmo's new public library as vision and reality
Hovering within cooee of this statement was the nation's battalion of brave, bronzed guardian angels, the mythical and legendary Anzac spirits who had been invoked ten months earlier at the New South Wales state funeral for Ted Matthews.
LEST WE FORGET
Steven Proud's Swish was the only boat to get within cooee of Oats.
Northward bound: Wild Oats XI and Celestial emphatically took line and overall honours respectively in the 384-nautical mile Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race in July, but the race record stayed intact