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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 — 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 — [ 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
