stone's throw



stone's throw

A short distance away from something. Brett wanted a shorter commute, so he moved to a house that is just a stone's throw away from his job.
See also: throw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mildgy&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
Marita (1)mah-REE-tah (German), MAH-ree-tah (Finnish)German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish
Velimir-Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Blanchard[bla:ŋ'ʃa:]
Samuhel-Biblical Latin
Traianus-Ancient Roman