the first-year campers can be spotted 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.
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
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 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
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
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 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 — 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
(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
