A stone's throw away

A stone's throw away
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Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.

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  • a stone's throw away —    To say that something is a stone s throw away means that it is just a short distance away.     It s a residential area but the shops are just a stone s throw away …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • A Stone' s Throw Away Bed and Breakfast — (Нассау,Багамcкие острова) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес …   Каталог отелей

  • stone's throw — If a place is a stone s throw from where you are, it is a very short distance away …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • stone's throw —    If a place is a stone s throw from where you are, it is a very short distance away.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • a stone's throw — a short distance wild whales blowing a stone s throw from the boat * * * a stone s throw : a short distance The high school is just a stone s throw from his house. She lives just a stone s throw away from the beach. • • • Main Entry: ↑stone a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) stone's throw — a very short distance. We were staying in a small apartment just a stone s throw from the beach. (usually + from) The city centre is only a stone s throw away. (sometimes + away) …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) stone's throw — a ˈstone s throw idiom a very short distance away • We live just a stone s throw from here. • The hotel is within a stone s throw of the beach. Main entry: ↑stoneidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • stone — [[t]sto͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦ stones, stoning, stoned (The plural is usually stone in meaning 10.) 1) N MASS Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses. He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone...… …   English dictionary

  • stone — 1 noun 1 ON THE GROUND (C) a small piece of rock of any shape, found on the ground: Round, flat stones are the best for skimming across water. 2 ROCK (U) a hard mineral substance or rock: honey colored stone | stone statues 3 JEWELLERY (C) a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • throw — [thrō] vt. threw, thrown, throwing [ME throwen, to twist, wring, hurl < OE thrawan, to throw, twist, akin to Ger drehen, to twist, turn < IE base * ter , to rub, rub with turning motion, bore > THRASH, THREAD, Gr teirein, L terere, to… …   English World dictionary

  • throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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