In the following questions, four/five alternatives are given for the meaning…
2024
In the following questions, four/five alternatives are given for the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Our school is within a stone’s throw of the railway station.
- A.
Within a certain radius
- B.
Very far off
- C.
At a short distance
- D.
Within a definite distance
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Correct answer: C
Within a stone’s throw = a very short distance away. If you say that one place is a stone's throw from another, you mean that the places are close to each other. In this given sentence it shows that the school is very close to the railway station.
Hence, the correct option is (C).