"A stone’s throw away" nghĩa là gì?

Texas Giant - The famous Sam Houston Statue in Huntsville, Texas; a stone's throw away from Sam Houston State University. Photo courtesy Adrian Delgado2012.

'A stone’s throw away' có một từ mới là throw nghĩa là ném. A stone's throw away có nghĩa là một khoảng cách rất ngắn, chỉ bằng khoảng cách khi người ta ném một hòn đá mà thôi.

Ví dụ
The new supermarket in my neighborhood has everything: clothing, kitchenware (dụng cụ nhà bếp), electronics, and groceries (thực phẩm). I can also get my prescriptions (toa thuốc do bác sĩ viết) filled, as well as do my banking, all under one roof (mái nhà). And it’s a stone's throw away. I only have to walk a couple of blocks (khu phố) to get there.

My mom cried (khóc) when I took a job on the other side of the country. She won’t be a stone's throw away anymore. In fact it’ll take five hours by plane to visit her.

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