recognize something a mile off

recognize something 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

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • (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

  • 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

  • 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 — [[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 — [ 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

  • 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

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