doors down/up/apart

phrase

—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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for doors down/up/apart

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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 3 Oct. 2026.

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