tell someone a mile off

tell 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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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • tell — W1S1 [tel] v past tense and past participle told [təuld US tould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(communicate something)¦ 2¦(show something)¦ 3¦(what somebody should do)¦ 4¦(know)¦ 5¦(recognize difference)¦ 6 tell yourself something 7¦(warn)¦ 8¦(tell somebody about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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

  • tell — /tel/ verb past tense and past participle told /tUld/ 1 SAY/INFORMATION (T) to give someone facts or information about something: tell sb (that): She wrote to tell me she couldn t come. | Don t tell me you ve forgotten my birthday again. | Police …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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

  • mile — /maIl/ noun (C) 1 a unit for measuring distance or length, equal to 1609 metres 2 the mile a race that is a mile in length: the world record holder in the mile 3 miles informal a very long distance: We were miles from home, and very tired. | for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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