spot someone a mile off

spot someone a mile off
to see or recognize someone or something very easily

I can tell a liar a mile off.

Thesaurus: to notice or recognize something or someonesynonym
Main entry: mile

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • mile — [ maıl ] noun count *** 1. ) a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1,760 YARDS or 1.609 kilometers: The walk is about ten miles and on level ground. The town is about forty miles southeast of Budapest. miles long/deep/high etc.: The peninsula… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mile — [[t]ma͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦ miles 1) N COUNT: num N A mile is a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres. They drove 600 miles across the desert... The hurricane is moving to the west at about 18 miles per hour... She lives just …   English dictionary

  • mile */*/*/ — UK [maɪl] / US noun Word forms mile : singular mile plural miles 1) [countable] a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1.609 kilometres or 1,760 yards The walk is about ten miles and on level ground. The town is about forty miles southeast of… …   English dictionary

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