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Down the road a piece
Meaning
- A vague, folksy way of saying that a location is a short distance away. It does not necessarily mean a specific mile marker, just 'a little bit further.'
Folksy, vague
Used in a sentence
- The gas station is just down the road a piece.
- My uncle lives down the road a piece from the old schoolhouse.
- Keep walking down the road a piece and you will see the farmhouse.
The backstory
This phrase is quintessentially Southern and rural. 'Piece' is an old English term for a portion of distance, often used when someone does not want to commit to a specific measurement.
Heard in
The South
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