go the extra mile (for something)
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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
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
extra — [[t]e̱kstrə[/t]] ♦♦ extras 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use extra to describe an amount, person, or thing that is added to others of the same kind, or that can be added to others of the same kind. Police warned motorists to allow extra time to get to work … English dictionary
ExTRA — Export/Transit Project. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * ▪ I. extra ex‧tra 1 [ˈekstrə] adjective [only before a noun] more than normal, or in addition to something else: • We will be advertising for 200 extra staff. • an extra 1% on National… … Financial and business terms
for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… … 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
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
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