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
HÉCtorEK-torSpanish
DorthaDAWR-thəEnglish
BlaŽ-Slovene, Croatian
OlaviO-lah-vee (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
HoldenHOL-dənEnglish (Modern)
Petronellape-tro-NE-lah (German)Dutch, German, Swedish