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• miss by a mile — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To shoot at something and be far from hitting it; not hit near. * /Jack s first shot missed the target by a mile./ 2. To be very wrong; be far from right. * /Lee tried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• miss by a mile — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To shoot at something and be far from hitting it; not hit near. * /Jack s first shot missed the target by a mile./ 2. To be very wrong; be far from right. * /Lee tried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• miss\ by\ a\ mile — v. phr. informal 1. To shoot at something and be far from hitting it; not hit near. Jack s first shot missed the target by a mile. 2. To be very wrong; be far from right. Lee tried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed by a mile. 3 …   Словарь американских идиом

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