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within a stone's throw
within a stone's throw (of something)
and (just) a stone's throw away (from something); (just) a stone's throw (from something)Fig. very close (to something). (Possibly as close as the distance one could throw a stone. It usually refers to a distance much greater than one could throw a stone.) The police department was located within a stone's throw of our house. We live in Carbondale, and that's just a stone's throw away from the Mississippi River. Come visit. We live just a stone's throw away.