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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“Doors down/up/apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doors%20down%2Fup%2Fapart. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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