stone's throw

stone's throw

1. (idiomatic) A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.
   • 1 March 2018, Tusdiq Din on BBC Sport, Mohamed Salah: Is Liverpool striker's success improving engagement with Muslim fans?

     A stone's throw from The Hawthorns is Oldbury, home to Baggies fan Ashley Rawlins.

   • 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.