by a mile

by a mile

By a large amount; by a lot. We won that game by a mile! I think the final score was 10-1. I missed the target by a mile that time.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

by a mile

Fig. by a great distance. (Usually an exaggeration.) You missed the target by a mile. Your estimate of the budget deficit was off by a mile.
See also: by, mile
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • mile a minute
  • mile a minute, a
  • a mile a minute
  • run a mile
  • mile
  • miss (something) by a mile
  • miss by a mile
  • proceed from
  • slog through
  • see, spot, smell, etc. something a mile off