A stone’s throw away
“to be a stone’s throw away” / “to be only/just a stone’s throw away”
Meaning: to be very close; not far
Similar Expressions
- Our destination is a stone’s throw away.
- Our destination is very close.
- Our destination is near.
- Our destination is a hop, skip, and jump away.
When do we use it?
This is just a fun and different way to say that a place is near. We can only use this expression for places. We cannot use it with times or dates.
Basically, this expression means that a place is so close that we could throw a stone there.
How do we use it?
We always use this expression after a “be verb”. The subject of the sentence is the place or location.
- The store is a stone’s throw away.
We can add “from…” after this expression to show that the place or location is close to. And we often add the words “only” or “just” to emphasize.
- My house is only a stone’s throw away from my son’s school.
- The hotel is just a stone’s throw away from the beach.
- My office is stone’s throw away from my apartment.
Example English Conversations
Conversation 1:
A) How far is it from here?
B) It is just a stone’s throw away.
Conversation 2:
A) How much longer until we get to the hotel?
B) Don’t worry. It is only a stone’s throw away from here. We will be there soon.
A) Great. I’m getting tired of being in this car.