stone's throw away

Meaning

A 'stone's throw away' is an idiomatic phrase used to describe a very short distance. It is incredibly common in casual travel conversations, hotel reviews, and guidebooks to emphasize that a place is conveniently close or within easy walking distance.

Examples

• Our boutique hotel was just a stone's throw away from the main train station.

  Our boutique hotel was just a stone's throw away from the main train station.

• The beautiful sandy beach is only a stone's throw away from the holiday villa.

  The beautiful sandy beach is only a stone's throw away from the holiday villa.

• Fortunately, a highly-rated local restaurant is a stone's throw away from our Airbnb.

  Fortunately, a highly-rated local restaurant is a stone's throw away from our Airbnb.

• The historical museum is a stone's throw away, so we don't need to take a taxi.

  The historical museum is a stone's throw away, so we don't need to take a taxi.

• I love this apartment because the bustling local market is just a stone's throw away.

  I love this apartment because the bustling local market is just a stone's throw away.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The beach is a stone throw away from here.

  ✓ The beach is a stone's throw away from here.

  The phrase strictly requires the possessive apostrophe 's' on 'stone's' to be grammatically correct and idiomatic.

• ✗ My hotel is a stone's throw far from the airport.

  ✓ My hotel is a stone's throw away from the airport.

  We use 'away from' to denote distance with this idiom, not 'far from,' as the idiom itself already implies a short distance.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Don't worry about public transport; the conference center is just a ___ from our hotel.

  💡 Very short distance, within walking range

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  stone's throw away

• The famous cathedral is only a ___ from the central plaza.

  💡 Idiom meaning extremely close

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  stone's throw away