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Our school is within s stone s throw of the railway station.

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Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase given in bold.
Our school is within s stone s throw of the railway station.
1). within a certain radius
2). very far off
3). at a short distance
4). within a definite distance


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at a short distance

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