1.be very wrong; be far from right极不正确 He tried to guess on the examination,but his answers missed by a mile.他在考试中试图猜题,可他的答案离题万里。 2.fail badly;not succeed at all彻底失败 Temple stood for election, but in the final counting he missed by a mile.坦普尔参加了竞选,但最后计票时遭到了惨败。
miss sth by a mile
Idiom(s): miss (sth) by a mile
Theme: FAILURE
to fail to hit something by a great distance; to land wide of the mark. • Ann shot the arrow and missed the target by a mile. • "Good grief you missed by a mile," shouted Sally.
by a mile
Idiom(s): by a mile
Theme: AMOUNT - LARGE
by a great distance. (An exaggeration in this case.) • You missed the target by a mile. • Your estimate of the budget deficit was off by a mile.
miss by a mile|mile|miss
v. phr., informal 1. To shoot at something and be far from hitting it; not hit near. Jack's first shot missed the target by a mile. 2. To be very wrong; be far from right. Lee tried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed by a mile. 3. To fail badly; not succeed at all. John Brown wanted to be governor but in the election he missed by a mile.
by a mile
By a ample amount; by a lot. We won that bold by a mile! I anticipate the final account was 10-1.I absent the ambition by a mile that time.Learn more: by, mile
by a mile
Fig. by a abundant distance. (Usually an exaggeration.) You absent the ambition by a mile.Your appraisal of the account arrears was off by a mile.Learn more: by, mileLearn more:
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Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ by a mile