Within striking distance (of something) adverb phrase
I was within striking distance of the first place.
We are within striking distance of our objective.
Her house is within the striking distance of our school.
To win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly
To close the door
Two places are very close to each other.
At a close enough distance to plainly hear when someone is calling or shouting one
Really close to something
To make love or have sex with someone
They just jumped each other’s bones after one date.