Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase shown in italics. Our school is within a stone's throw of the railway station.
Question and options
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase shown in italics.
Our school is within a stone's throw of the railway station.
- very far-off
- with a certain radius
- at a short distance
- within a definite circumference
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - at a short distance
Within a stone's throw means very close, at a short distance. 'Very far-off' is the opposite; radius/circumference readings are too literal.
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