stone's throw, a



stone's throw, a

A very short distance, as in They live just a stone's throw from us. This metaphoric term alludes to how far one can toss a stone. [Second half of 1500s]

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Youtayo:-tahJapanese
TÓDor-Hungarian
Drogo-English (Archaic)
EdithEE-dith (English), E-dit (German, Swedish)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Anastacia-English
Handan-Turkish