stick to one's knitting
tend to one's knitting
To do your own job and not bother other people.
The trouble with Henry is that he is always telling other people what to do; he can't stick to his knitting.
stick to one's ribs
stick to the ribs
To keep you from getting hungry again too quickly.
Doctors say you should eat a good breakfast that sticks to your ribs.
Farmers eat food that sticks to the ribs.
stone wall
brick wall
run into a stone wall
run into a brick wall
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
within a stone's throw
hop, skip and a jump
Within a very short distance.
На очень коротком расстоянии.
They live across the street from us, just within a stone's throw.
Они живут через дорогу от нас, всего в одном шаге.
Her new apartment is a stone's throw from my place, so we can easily get together for coffee.
Ее новая квартира находится в двух шагах от моей, так что мы можем легко встретиться за чашкой кофе.
The hotel is a hop, skip and a jump from the beach, which is why we chose to stay there for our vacation.
Отель находится в двух шагах от пляжа, поэтому мы решили остановиться там на время отпуска.
This little café is just a hop, skip and a jump from the train station, so it’s convenient for commuters.
Это небольшое кафе находится всего в двух шагах от железнодорожной станции, поэтому оно удобно для пассажиров.
stone-blind
Completely blind.
Poor Al is stone-blind and needs help to get across the street carefully.
Highly intoxicated.
George drank too much and got stone-blind at the office party.
stone-broke
dead broke
flat broke
Having no money; penniless.
Jill wanted to go to the movies but she was stone-broke.
The man gambled and was soon flat broke.
stone-cold
Having no warmth; completely cold. Used to describe things that are better when warm.
The boys who got up late found their breakfast stone-cold.
The furnace went off and the radiators were stone-cold.
stone-dead
Showing no signs of life; completely dead.
Barry tried to revive the frozen robin but it was stone-dead.