stone's throw
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stone's throw
noun stone's throws · stonesthrow
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A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.
A couple of grown-ups was standing a couple of stone's throws away from us.
Similar: stonecast, stone's cast, stoneshot, stone's shot, hop, skip, and a jump
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noun short distance
| Español | a tiro de piedra |
|---|---|
| Português | pedrada, tiro de pedra |
| Français | à deux pas, à un jet de pierre |
| Deutsch | Steinwurf, Katzensprung |
| Italiano | due passi, tiro di schioppo |
| العربية | عَلَى مَرْمَى حَجَر ʕalā marmā ḥajar |
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