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stone's_throw
stone's throw
English
Noun
- (idiomatic) A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd, ch. 31,
- He came on looking upon the ground, and did not see Bathsheba till they were less than a stone's throw apart.
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd, ch. 31,
Translations
short distance
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