stone's throw away



stone's throw away

Fig. a short distance; a relatively short distance. John saw Mary across the street, just a stone's throw away. Philadelphia is just a stone's throw away from Camden, New Jersey.
See also: away, throw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Urh-Slovene
HephzibahHEF-zi-bə (English), HEP-zi-bə (English)Biblical
Dragan-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
MacyMAY-seeEnglish
JÁN-Slovak
Hadil-Arabic