- (a) mile off
- informal
if you can see or recognize something a mile off, you notice it very easily.
It's obvious he fancies you - you can see that a mile off.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) mile off
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tell something a mile off — spot/recognize/tell/ someone/something/a mile off informal phrase to see or recognize someone or something very easily I can tell a liar a mile off. Th … Useful english dictionary
spot something a mile off — spot/recognize/tell/ someone/something/a mile off informal phrase to see or recognize someone or something very easily I can tell a liar a mile off. Th … Useful english dictionary
see something a mile off — see (or tell or spot) something a mile off informal recognize something very easily the first year campers can be spotted a mile off * * * see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a ˈmile off idiom (informal) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly … Useful english dictionary
smell something a mile off — see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a ˈmile off idiom (informal) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly • He s wearing a wig you can see it a mile off. • After twenty years in the police she could smell a liar a mile off. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spot someone a mile off — spot/recognize/tell/ someone/something/a mile off informal phrase to see or recognize someone or something very easily I can tell a liar a mile off. Th … Useful english dictionary
recognize someone a mile off — spot/recognize/tell/ someone/something/a mile off informal phrase to see or recognize someone or something very easily I can tell a liar a mile off. Th … Useful english dictionary
recognize something a mile off — spot/recognize/tell/ someone/something/a mile off informal phrase to see or recognize someone or something very easily I can tell a liar a mile off. Th … Useful english dictionary
tell someone a mile off — spot/recognize/tell/ someone/something/a mile off informal phrase to see or recognize someone or something very easily I can tell a liar a mile off. Th … Useful english dictionary
see something coming (a mile off) — spoken phrase to notice or realize that something is going to happen I can’t believe he resigned. I just didn’t see it coming. The jokes were all so obvious you could see them coming a mile off. Thesaurus: to notice or recognize something or… … Useful english dictionary
see someone coming (a mile off) — british spoken phrase to realize that someone is very easy to trick or cheat They charged you £50 for that? They must have seen you coming! Thesaurus: easy to trick or deceivesynonym Main entry: see … Useful english dictionary
