Idiom
stone's throw
Meaning
A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The park is just a stone's throw from my house.”
“We chose this hotel because it is a stone's throw from the train station.”
“Although the city center is bustling, their quiet apartment remains a stone's throw from the historic district.”
Examples
simple
“The park is just a stone's throw from my house.”
contextual
“We chose this hotel because it is a stone's throw from the train station.”
complex
“Although the city center is bustling, their quiet apartment remains a stone's throw from the historic district.”
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