within\ a\ stone's\ throw

within\ a\ stone's\ throw
• stone's throw
• within a stone's throw
adv. phr.
Within a very short distance.

They live across the street from us, just within a stone's throw.

See: hop, skip and a jump

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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