How to Pronounce "stone's throw"
expression
ˈstoʊnz/ /ˈθɹoʊ
STOHNZ-throw
stəʊnz/ /θɹˈəʊ
STOHNZ-throh
Definition
A very short distance; if something is a stone's throw away, it is very close or nearby.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstoʊnz/ /ˈθɹoʊ
British English
stəʊnz/ /θɹˈəʊ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STOHNZ-throw
UK
STOHNZ-throh
Listen in Context
The school is just a stone's throw from my house.
The library is a stone's throw away.
My best friend lives a stone's throw away from here.
The beach is only a stone's throw away, so we can walk there.