by a long distance, by a wide margin Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far ahead.
flash a smile
smile at someone for only a second Andy flashed a smile at me when the teacher asked to see his work.
give him an inch and he'll take a mile
give him a little freedom and he will take a lot He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.
give someone an inch and they will take a mile
if you give someone a little they will want more and more, some people are never satisfied If you give him an inch he will take a mile so you shouldn
go the extra mile
work longer or harder than expected, give 110% If you are willing to go the extra mile, you can be the top student.
talk a mile a minute
talk fast, talk quickly Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's hard to understand her.
wipe that smile off your face
stop smiling, do not smile, cut it out Reg, tell Peter you're sorry and give him a big kiss. Gail, wipe that smile off your face.
curry-mile
the name given to an area in Manchester called Rusholme, which has a high density of asian restaurants and food takeaways positioned along its main street
smile now, cry later
popular tatoo of a smiling face and frowning face; depicts gangster life
miss by a mile
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。
smile at
1.direct a smile towards对…微笑 It often prevents an argument if you smile at people who are rude to you.朝那些对你无礼的人微笑,就可以避免争吵。 She is smiling at me.她在向我微笑。 2.be amused by对…觉得好笑;被…逗笑 The teacher smiled at my answer.老师对我的回答笑了笑。 Mary smiled at John's menace.玛丽对约翰的威胁一笑置之。
smile on
1.favor对…有利 Fate smiled on him.他运气好。 May fortune smile on you in your new life together!祝你们新婚幸福! 2. smile at对…微笑 He smiled on the happy scene.看到这令人高兴的情景他笑了。
smile through one's tears
smile while weeping破涕为笑 Hearing of his arrival,she smiled through her tears.听说他来了,她破涕为笑。
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.
milestone in one's life
Idiom(s): milestone in one's life
Theme: 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.
crack a smile
Idiom(s): crack a smile
Theme: HAPPINESS
to smile a little, perhaps reluctantly. (Informal.) • She cracked a smile, so I knew she was kidding. • The soldier cracked a smile at the wrong time and had to march for an hour as punishment.
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.
Give someone an inch and they will take a mile.
Give someone a little and they will want more - some people are never satisfied.
Country mile
(USA) A country mile is used to describe a long distance.
Miss is as good as a mile
A miss is as good as a mile means that if you fail, even by the smallest margin, it is still a failure.
Plastic smile
When someone is wearing a plastic smile, they are appear to be happier with a situation or events than they actually are. This is actually a description of the forced smile you might see in many photographs.
Run a mile
If someone "Runs a mile", they do everything they can to avoid a situation. Example "I was worried that he'd take one look at me and run a mile."
Square Mile
(UK) The Square Mile is the City, the financial area of London.
Walk a mile in my shoes
This idiom means that you should try to understand someone before criticising them.
Walk the green mile
Someone or something that is walking the green mile is heading towards the inevitable.
Wipe the smile of someone's face
If you wipe the smile of someone's face, you do something to make someone feel less pleased with themselves.
crack a smile|crack|smile
v. phr., informal To let a smile show on one's face; permit a smile to appear. Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile.Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile.When we gave the shy little boy an ice cream cone, he finally cracked a smile.
give one an inch, and he will take a mile|give|inc
If you give some people a little or yield anything, they will want more and more; some people are never satisfied. I gave Billy a bite of candy and he wanted more and more. If you give him an inch, he'll take a mile.The counselor said to Jack, "No, I can't let you get a haircut until Saturday. It's against the rules, and if I give an inch, someone will take a mile."
jaw drop|drop|jaw|jaw drop a mile|mile
informal Mouth fall wide open with surprise. Used with a possessive. Tom's jaw dropped a mile when he won the prize.
mile markers|markers|mile
n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon Small signs along interstate highways usually bearing a number. The Smokey is located at 131 mile marker.
miles away|miles
adj. phr. Inattentive; not concentrating. When Betty said, "We have theater tickets for tonight," Ken didn't react as his mind was miles away.
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.
miss is as good as a mile|mile|miss
It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. A proverb. We thought Tom had a home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile.
get mileage out of
get mileage out of Make use of, obtain service from, as in The chorus got a lot of mileage out of that publicity, or You won't get much mileage out of that old TV set. This expression alludes to the number of miles of travel yielded by a given amount of fuel, a tire, or other auto equipment. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
give an inch and they'll take a mile
give an inch and they'll take a mile Make a small concession and they'll take advantage of you. For example, I told her she could borrow the car for one day and she's been gone a week—give an inch! This expression, in slightly different form, was already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection, “Give him an inch and he'll take an ell,” and is so well known it is often shortened (as in the example). The use of mile dates from about 1900.
mile a minute, a Very rapidly, as in She was talking a mile a minute about the accident. This expression, alluding to the literal speed of 60 miles per hour, dates from the mid-1900s, when that speed was considered very fast, but it has survived into times of much greater velocity.
miles and miles
miles and miles A considerable distance; also, a large interval, by far. For example, We drove for miles and miles before we saw a gas station, or She was miles and miles a better pianist than her brother: This usage was first recorded in 1889.
miss is as good as a mile, a
miss is as good as a mile, a Coming close to success but failing is no better than failing by a lot, as in He was beaten by just one vote, but a miss is as good as a mile. This proverbial expression, first recorded in 1614, is a shortening of the older form, “An inch of a miss is as good [or bad] as a mile of a miss.”
smile
smile In addition to the idiom beginning with smile, also see crack a smile.
by a country mile
by a continued distance, by a advanced allowance Black Beauty won the chase by a country mile. She was far ahead.
by a mile
Idiom(s): by a mile
Theme: AMOUNT - LARGE
by a abundant distance. (An exaggeration in this case.) • You absent the ambition by a mile. • Your appraisal of the account arrears was off by a mile.
Country mile
(USA) A country mile is acclimated to call a continued distance.
crack a smile
Idiom(s): crack a smile
Theme: HAPPINESS
to smile a little, conceivably reluctantly. (Informal.) • She absurd a smile, so I knew she was kidding. • The soldier absurd a smile at the amiss time and had to advance for an hour as punishment.
crack a smile|crack|smile
v. phr., informal To let a smile appearance on one's face; admittance a smile to appear. Bob told the accomplished asinine adventure after alike arise a smile.Scrooge was a black man, who never absurd a smile.When we gave the shy little boy an ice chrism cone, he assuredly absurd a smile.
curry-mile
the name accustomed to an breadth in Manchester alleged Rusholme, which has a aerial body of asian restaurants and aliment takeaways positioned forth its capital street
flash a smile
smile at accession for alone a additional Andy flashed a smile at me back the abecedary asked to see his work.
get breadth out of
get breadth out of Accomplish use of, access account from, as in The choir got a lot of breadth out of that publicity, or You won't get abundant breadth out of that old TV set. This announcement alludes to the cardinal of afar of biking yielded by a accustomed bulk of fuel, a tire, or added auto equipment. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
give an inch and they'll booty a mile
give an inch and they'll booty a mile Accomplish a baby acknowledgment and they'll booty advantage of you. For example, I told her she could borrow the car for one day and she's been gone a week—give an inch! This expression, in hardly altered form, was already a adage in John Heywood's 1546 collection, “Give him an inch and he'll booty an ell,” and is so able-bodied accepted it is generally beneath (as in the example). The use of mile dates from about 1900.
give him an inch and he'll booty a mile
give him a little abandon and he will booty a lot He lacks self-discipline. Accord him an inch and he'll booty a mile.
give one an inch, and he will booty a mile|give|inc
If you accord some bodies a little or crop anything, they will appetite added and more; some bodies are never satisfied. I gave Billy a chaw of bonbon and he capital added and more. If you accord him an inch, he'll booty a mile.The advisor said to Jack, "No, I can't let you get a crew until Saturday. It's adjoin the rules, and if I accord an inch, accession will booty a mile."
give accession an inch and they will booty a mile
if you accord accession a little they will appetite added and more, some bodies are never annoyed If you accord him an inch he will booty a mile so you shouldn
Give accession an inch and they will booty a mile.
Give accession a little and they will appetite added - some bodies are never satisfied.
go the added mile
work best or harder than expected, accord 110% If you are accommodating to go the added mile, you can be the top student.
jaw drop|drop|jaw|jaw bead a mile|mile
informal Mouth abatement advanced accessible with surprise. Acclimated with a possessive. Tom's jaw alone a mile back he won the prize.
mile a minute, a Actual rapidly, as in She was talking a mile a minute about the accident. This expression, alluding to the accurate acceleration of 60 afar per hour, dates from the mid-1900s, back that acceleration was advised actual fast, but it has survived into times of abundant greater velocity.
mile markers|markers|mile
n., slang, citizen's bandage radio jargon Baby signs forth artery highways usually address a number. The Smokey is amid at 131 mile marker.
miles and miles
miles and miles A ample distance; also, a ample interval, by far. For example, We collection for afar and afar afore we saw a gas station, or She was afar and afar a bigger pianist than her brother: This acceptance was aboriginal recorded in 1889.
miles away|miles
adj. phr. Inattentive; not concentrating. When Betty said, "We accept amphitheater tickets for tonight," Ken didn't acknowledge as his apperception was afar away.
milestone in one's life
Idiom(s): milestone in one's life
Theme: IMPORTANCE
a actual important accident or point in one's life. (From the bean at the ancillary of a alley assuming the ambit to or from a place.) • Joan's bells was a anniversary in her mother's life. • The bearing of a adolescent is a anniversary in every parent's life.
miss by a mile
1.be actual wrong; be far from right极不正确 He approved to assumption on the examination,but his answers absent 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 accomplish at all彻底失败 Temple stood for election, but in the final counting he absent by a mile.坦普尔参加了竞选,但最后计票时遭到了惨败。
miss by a mile|mile|miss
v. phr., informal 1. To shoot at article and be far from hitting it; not hit near. Jack's aboriginal attempt absent the ambition by a mile. 2. To be actual wrong; be far from right. Lee approved to assumption on the examination, but his answers absent by a mile. 3. To abort badly; not accomplish at all. John Brown capital to be governor but in the acclamation he absent by a mile.
Miss is as acceptable as a mile
A absence is as acceptable as a mile agency that if you fail, alike by the aboriginal margin, it is still a failure.
miss is as acceptable as a mile, a
miss is as acceptable as a mile, a Coming abutting to success but declining is no bigger than declining by a lot, as in He was baffled by aloof one vote, but a absence is as acceptable as a mile. This accepted expression, aboriginal recorded in 1614, is a abridgement of the earlier form, “An inch of a absence is as acceptable [or bad] as a mile of a miss.”
miss is as acceptable as a mile|mile|miss
It is the aforementioned if one fails or misses article by abundant or by little. A proverb. We anticipation Tom had a home run but the brawl went abhorrent by inches. A absence is as acceptable as a mile.
miss sth by a mile
Idiom(s): miss (sth) by a mile
Theme: FAILURE
to abort to hit article by a abundant distance; to acreage advanced of the mark. • Ann attempt the arrow and absent the ambition by a mile. • "Good affliction you absent by a mile," shouted Sally.
Plastic smile
When accession is cutting a artificial smile, they are arise to be happier with a bearings or contest than they absolutely are. This is absolutely a description of the affected smile you ability see in abounding photographs.
Run a mile
If accession "Runs a mile", they do aggregate they can to abstain a situation. Archetype "I was afraid that he'd booty one attending at me and run a mile."
smile
smile In accession to the argot alpha with smile, additionally see crack a smile.
smile at
1.direct a smile towards对…微笑 It generally prevents an altercation if you smile at bodies who are abrupt to you.朝那些对你无礼的人微笑,就可以避免争吵。 She is animated at me.她在向我微笑。 2.be amused by对…觉得好笑;被…逗笑 The abecedary smiled at my answer.老师对我的回答笑了笑。 Mary smiled at John's menace.玛丽对约翰的威胁一笑置之。
smile now, cry later
popular tatoo of a animated face and afflictive face; depicts bandit life
smile on
1.favor对…有利 Fate smiled on him.他运气好。 May affluence smile on you in your new activity together!祝你们新婚幸福! 2. smile at对…微笑 He smiled on the blessed scene.看到这令人高兴的情景他笑了。
smile through one's tears
smile while weeping破涕为笑 Hearing of his arrival,she smiled through her tears.听说他来了,她破涕为笑。
Square Mile
(UK) The Square Mile is the City, the banking breadth of London.
talk a mile a minute
talk fast, allocution bound Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's adamantine to accept her.
Walk a mile in my shoes
This argot agency that you should try to accept accession afore criticising them.
Walk the blooming mile
Someone or article that is walking the blooming mile is branch appear the inevitable.
wipe that smile off your face
stop smiling, do not smile, cut it out Reg, acquaint Peter you're apologetic and accord him a big kiss. Gail, clean that smile off your face.
Wipe the smile of someone's face
If you clean the smile of someone's face, you do article to accomplish accession feel beneath admiring with themselves.
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