Example:
Stephane: I’m looking
for the emergency clinic. Someone told
me it was pretty near.
Sean: It’s a stone’s throw away. You see that building fifty feet away?
Stephane: The pink one?
Sean: That’s the one. Just next door.
Stephane:
Wow, no kidding! It really is close.
Meaning: “A stone’s throw”
means a very short distance; In other words, as far as someone can throw a
stone. Most people can’t throw
something very far, so when this expression is used, it typically means you’re
within sight of a location, thing, or person you’re looking for.
