phr. a mile off 1. 在1英里以外
2. 〈口〉远距离之外一目了然地；打老远就很容易地
You can tell he's a detective a mile off. 你一眼就可看出他是个侦探。
smell booze on sb.'s breath a mile off 打老远就闻到某人的满嘴酒气
go the extra mile 为了实现某目标而付出超乎常人的努力
miles away 〈口〉
1. 在很远的地方
2. 心不在焉
A: Did you hear me? B: No, sorry, I was miles away. 甲：听见我的话了吗? 乙：对不起，没有。刚才我走神了。
miles from anywhere 〈口〉与世隔绝的地方
miss by a mile 〈口〉
1. 远远没有击中
miss the target by a mile 远远没有击中目标
2. 完全离谱
His answers missed by a mile. 他的回答完全不对。
3. 遭到惨败，完全不成功
John Brown wanted to be governor, but in the election he missed by a mile. 约翰·布朗想要当州长，但在选举中遭到惨败。
not a hundred (或 million) miles from 〈谑〉离…不远；离…不久
run a mile 〈口〉赶快避开，飞快地跑掉
As soon as I mentioned that there was work to be done they all ran a mile. 我刚一提起有工作得干，他们都一下子逃之夭夭。
stick (或 stand) out a mile 〈口〉显而易见，一目了然
talk (或 speak) a mile a minute 〈口〉极快地说话，说话像连珠炮