Idiom: (somewhere) in the neighborhood of something
— He must be doing very well. I heard the salary for a partner in his firm is in the neighborhood of $450,000 and that's not including the annual bonus.
— The drive to New York will take somewhere in the neighborhood of five hours if there’s no traffic.
— Did you see Maria at the party? She's lost in the neighborhood of 100 pounds!
— Having a landscape company cut your grass for the summer would cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $2,500.
— If you want to own a yacht you're looking in the neighborhood of at least 20% or more of the original price of the boat to maintain it annually.
— We're renovating our bathroom ourselves since all the estimates we got were in the neighborhood of $20-25,000.
— Going to an Ivy League university will cost you in the neighborhood of $70,000 per year for an undergraduate program.
— You can take a taxi or just walk. The visitor's center is in the neighborhood of 5-6 blocks.
— What do typical junior accountants make at a big firm? Is it in the neighborhood of 6-figures at least?
— Unfortunately, they were asking in the neighborhood of $795,000 for the house and we couldn't match that bid.
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