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miles 1. adverb much UK, 1885 2. noun ► make some milesto drive (a truck) US, 1971
idiommileslike five, ten etc miles of bad road AmEAmEspoken used in order to say that something is not enjoyable or not good:"How was work today?" "Like five miles of bad road."I've had some conversations about women's rights with him that were like ten miles of bad road.be miles away BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that someone is not listening to what you are saying, because they are thinking about something else:"What do you think, Andy?" "What? Sorry, I was miles away."My Dad was a real daydreamer - you'd be talking to him and then you'd realize he was miles away.be miles out BrEBrEWrong/incorrectspoken a measurement, guess, or calculation that is miles out is completely wrong:I thought the price of a laptop would be much lower - I'm miles out.His proposed budget for the new project was miles out.
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