Near (to); close (to); at a close distance (to).
fight shy
To avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quarters; to keep out…
on a plate
Within easy reach; easily achieved.
on a sixpence
Within a very short distance.
within ames ace
Nearly, very near.
on a dime
Within a very short distance; especially, with agile precision in a ve…
within an ace of
Very near; on the point of.