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
Pepijn-Dutch
Hadas-Hebrew
Enkhtuya-Mongolian
Ismael['ismiəl]
Line-Danish, Norwegian, French
Shevonshə-VAWN (English)Irish, English (Rare)