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a stone's throw
beat your head against a stone wall
blood from a stone
blow your stones
get blood from a stone
heart of stone
keep your nose to the grindstone
kill two birds (with one stone)
kill two birds with one stone
kiss the blarney stone
leave no stone unturned
rolling stone
stone-broke
stone dead
stone's throw
stone unturned
stoned
stonewall
written in stone
Whitestone
within a stone's throw
Idiom(s): within a stone's throw (of sth) AND (just) a stone's throw away (from sth); (just) a stone's throw (from sth)Theme: PROXIMITY
very close (to something). (Possibly as close as the distance one could throw a stone. It usually refers to a distance much greater than one could throw a stone.)
• The police department was located within a stone's throw of our house.
• We live in Carbondale, and that's just a stone's throw away from the Mississippi River.
• Come visit. We live just a stone's throw away.
• John saw Mary across the street, just a stone's throw away.
• Philadelphia is a stone's throw from New York City.
sticks and stones
Idiom(s): sticks and stonesTheme: ENMITY
elements of harm [directed at someone]. (Part of a rhyme, "Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Fixed order.)
• I have had enough of your sticks and stones. I have enough trouble without your adding to it.
• After the opposing candidate had used sticks and stones for a month, suddenly there were kind words heard.
run into a stone wall
Idiom(s): run into a stone wallTheme: IMPEDIMENT
to come to a barrier against further progress. (Informal.)
• We've run into a stone wall in our investigation.
• Algebra was hard for Tom, but he really ran into a stone wall with geometry.
put one's nose to the grindstone
Idiom(s): put one's nose to the grindstoneTheme: EFFORT
to keep busy doing one's work. (Also with have and get, as in the examples.)
• The boss told me to put my nose to the grindstone.
• I've had my nose to the grindstone ever since I started working here.
• If the other people in this office would get their noses to the grindstone, more work would get done.
millstone about one's neck
Idiom(s): millstone about one's neckTheme: BURDEN
a continual burden or handicap.
• This huge and expensive house is a millstone about my neck.
• Bill's inability to read is a millstone about his neck.
milestone in one's life
Idiom(s): milestone in one's lifeTheme: IMPORTANCE
a very important event or point in one's life. (From the stone at the side of a road showing the distance to or from a place.)
• Joan's wedding was a milestone in her mother's life.
• The birth of a child is a milestone in every parent's life.
keep one's nose to the grindstone
Idiom(s): keep one's nose to the grindstoneTheme: BUSY
to keep busy continuously over a period of time.
• The manager told me to keep my nose to the grindstone or be fired.
• Keep your nose to the grindstone, and you will prosper.
have a heart of stone
Idiom(s): have a heart of stoneTheme: KINDNESS - LACKING
to be cold and unfriendly.
• Sally has a heart of stone. She never even smiles.
• The villain in the play had a heart of stone. He was an ideal villain.
cast the first stone
Idiom(s): cast the first stoneTheme: CRITICISM
to make the first criticism; to be the first to attack. (From a biblical quotation.)
• Well, I don't want to be the one to cast the first stone, but she sang horribly.
• John always casts the first stone. Does he think he's perfect?
A rolling stone gathers no moss
Idiom(s): A rolling stone gathers no mossTheme: LIFESTYLE
A proverb that describes a person who keeps changing jobs or residences and, therefore, accumulates no possessions or responsibilities.
• "John just can't seem to stay in one place," said Sally. "Oh, well, a rolling stone gathers no moss."
• Bill has no furniture to bother with because he keeps on the move. He keeps saying that a rolling stone gathers no moss.
just a stone's throw from
Idiom(s): within a stone's throw (of sth) AND (just) a stone's throw away (from sth); (just) a stone's throw (from sth)Theme: PROXIMITY
very close (to something). (Possibly as close as the distance one could throw a stone. It usually refers to a distance much greater than one could throw a stone.)
• The police department was located within a stone's throw of our house.
• We live in Carbondale, and that's just a stone's throw away from the Mississippi River.
• Come visit. We live just a stone's throw away.
• John saw Mary across the street, just a stone's throw away.
• Philadelphia is a stone's throw from New York City.
just a stone's throw away from
Idiom(s): within a stone's throw (of sth) AND (just) a stone's throw away (from sth); (just) a stone's throw (from sth)Theme: PROXIMITY
very close (to something). (Possibly as close as the distance one could throw a stone. It usually refers to a distance much greater than one could throw a stone.)
• The police department was located within a stone's throw of our house.
• We live in Carbondale, and that's just a stone's throw away from the Mississippi River.
• Come visit. We live just a stone's throw away.
• John saw Mary across the street, just a stone's throw away.
• Philadelphia is a stone's throw from New York City.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
If a person keeps moving from place to place, they gain neither friends nor possessions. Another interpretation is that, by moving often, one avoids being tied down!Sticks and stones will break my bones but names w
Physical attacks may harm me, but cruel words will not.As cold as stone
If something is as cold as stone, it is very cold. If a person is as cold as stone, they are unemotional.Blood out of a stone
If something is like getting blood out of a stone, it is very difficult indeed.Etched in stone
Something, especially rules and customs, that cannot be changed at all is said to be etched in stone.Millstone round your neck
A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do.Set in stone
If something is set in stone, it cannot be changed or altered.Stone deaf
Someone who is stone deaf is completely deaf.cast the first stone|cast|first stone|stone
v. phr., literary To be the first to blame someone, lead accusers against a wrongdoer. Jesus said that a person who was without sin could cast the first stone. Although Ben saw the girl cheating, he did not want to cast the first stone.get stoned|get|stoned
v. phr., slang To become very drunk or high on some drug. Poor Fred was so stoned that Tom had to carry him up the stairs.Compare: THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND.
heart of stone|heart|stone
n. phr. A. nature without pity. Mr. Smith has a heart of stone. He whipped his horse until it fell down.hold one's nose to the grindstone|grindstone|have|
v. phr., informal To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as much as possible to start her own business.kill two birds with one stone|bird|birds|kill|ston
v. phr. To succeed in doing two things by only one action; get two results from one effort. Mother stopped at the supermarket to buy bread and then went to get Jane at dancing class; she killed two birds with one stone. The history teacher told us that making an outline kills two birds with one stone; it makes us study the lesson till we understand it, and it gives us notes to review before the test.leave no stone unturned|leave|stone|stone unturned
v. phr. To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible.
Usually used in the negative. The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers. Compare: ALL OUT, BEND HEAVEN AND EARTH, FINE-TOOTH COMB.
millstone around one's neck|millstone|neck
n. phr. An intolerable burden. Max said that his old car was a millstone around his neck.Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK.
rolling stone gathers no moss|moss|rolling|rolling
A person who changes jobs or where he lives often will not be able to save money or things of his own. A proverb. Uncle Willie was a rolling stone that gathered no moss. He worked in different jobs all over the country.stone wall|brick|brick wall|stone|wall
adj. Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change. The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination. Dick tried to change Father's mind about letting him use the car Saturday night, but he was up against a stone wall.stone's throw|stone|throw|within a stone's throw
adv. phr. Within a very short distance. They live across the street from us, just within a stone's throw. See: HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP.throw the aboriginal stone
To be the aboriginal being to criticize addition or something. Derived from a adduce in the Bible (John 8:7): "He that is after sin amid you, let him aboriginal casting a stone." OK, fine, I'll bandy the aboriginal stone—that cine was awful! Alicia had befuddled the aboriginal stone, but of advance the bang-up alone heard me accusatory about him. People love to abuse these celebrities the moment they do or say article wrong. But let he that is after sin casting the aboriginal stone, that's what I say.Learn more: first, stone, throwcast/throw the aboriginal stone, to
To be quick to advance addition or something. The appellation comes from Jesus’ aegis of an adulteress adjoin avenging Pharisees and scribes, who quoted the law of Moses and said she charge be stoned. Jesus told them, “He that is after sin amid you, let him aboriginal casting a bean at her” (Gospel of St. John, 8:7). The association that the antagonist is appropriately accessible was connected in the modern-day cliché, and spelled out alike added in the old proverb, bodies who alive in bottle houses should not bandy stones.Learn more: cast, first, throw, to
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