a stone's throw away

a tiro de piedra, muy cerca

• The new office is a stone's throw away from the metro station.
• The park is only a stone's throw away from our hotel.
• Her house is a stone's throw away from the beach, making it perfect for summer visits.

This idiom is commonly used to describe locations that are very close to one another. It's a familiar expression in everyday speech and can appear in both informal and formal contexts.

A common mistake is dropping the 'away' and saying 'a stone's throw' alone, which sounds incomplete in English. Learners might also confuse it with 'stone's throw distance', which is not idiomatic.

• go the extra mile
  ir más allá, hacer un esfuerzo adicional
• take it with a grain of salt
  tomárselo con pinzas
• burn the midnight oil
  quemarse las pestañas, trabajar hasta tarde
• throw in the towel
  tirar la toalla