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
Mckinney[mə'kini:]
VÖLundr-Norse Mythology
Kilikina-Hawaiian
Jimenahee-ME-nahSpanish
Gili-Hebrew
Bernardbər-NAHRD (English), BUR-nərd (English), ber-NAHR (French), BER-nahrt (Polish, Croatian)English, French, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Ancient Germanic