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a hop, skip, and a jump idiom a series of short, quick jumping movements: Then it is time to race down, which you have to do in a hop, skip, and a jump because the path is so steep. He usually does an uncoordinated little hop, skip, and a jump of joy after he scores. a very short distance: 很短的距离,掷石之遥 We're just a hop, skip, and a jump away. Orlando is a hop, skip, and a jump from Puerto Rico. a situation that is very close to achieving something or very similar to something: From there, it is a hop, skip and a jump to killing people who don't have a good quality of life. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky jig quake quiver shaky shook shudder squirm toss tremulous whip
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