doors down/up/apart
idiom
—used to indicate where one house, building, apartment, office, etc. is in relation to another
She lives in a house two doors down/up from me.
The library is a few doors down from the bank.
We grew up two doors apart.
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The formation of Christ Episcopal Church, now three doors down.
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Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Investigators say Delehanty, then 19, lived at a trailer park with his mother just a few doors down from Clayton.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024
Juana Ochoa lives two doors down from the cannabis grow facility.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Burlington has moved a few doors down from its previous location.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
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Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
Investigators say Delehanty, then 19, lived at a trailer park with his mother just a few doors down from Clayton.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024
Juana Ochoa lives two doors down from the cannabis grow facility.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Burlington has moved a few doors down from its previous location.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Doors down/up/apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doors%20down%2Fup%2Fapart. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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