in the neighborhood of something
- in the neighborhood of something
- (somewhere) in the neighborhood of (something)
about or approximately.
The size of the library is in the neighborhood of 5,000 books.
We hope to get somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000 for our house.
Usage notes: used before a number and sometimes following something:
We've had something in the neighborhood of 80,000 hits on our website.
27% of the time this follows "somewhere"--SL, 8/02
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somewhere in the neighborhood of something — (somewhere) in the neighborhood of (something) about or approximately. The size of the library is in the neighborhood of 5,000 books. We hope to get somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000 for our house. Usage notes: used before a number and… … New idioms dictionary
somewhere in the neighborhood of — (somewhere) in the neighborhood of (something) about or approximately. The size of the library is in the neighborhood of 5,000 books. We hope to get somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000 for our house. Usage notes: used before a number and… … New idioms dictionary
in the neighborhood of — (somewhere) in the neighborhood of (something) about or approximately. The size of the library is in the neighborhood of 5,000 books. We hope to get somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000 for our house. Usage notes: used before a number and… … New idioms dictionary
in the neighborhood — in the area that is close to something Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood? [=is there a grocery store close by?] We might as well pay them a visit while we re in the neighborhood. • • • Main Entry: ↑neighborhood … Useful english dictionary
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