stone's throw, a

A very short distance, as in They live just a stone's throw from us. This metaphoric term alludes to how far one can toss a stone. [Second half of 1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shakeel	-	Arabic
Tzion	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Mohamed	-	Arabic (Egyptian)
Iared	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Hr&Oelig;Rekr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Mercer	['mə:sə]