I can tell a liar a mile off.
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He's wearing a wig— you can see it a mile off.
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After twenty years in the police she could smell a liar a mile off.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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
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
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
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
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
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 — W1S1 [maıl] n [: Old English; Origin: mil, from Latin milia passum thousands of paces ] 1.) written abbreviation m a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1760 ↑yards or about 1609 metres ▪ It s forty miles from here to the Polish border. ▪ an… … Dictionary of contemporary 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
