for miles

for miles

For a long distance. Wow, the beach goes on for miles! Thank goodness that soundtrack entertained the kids for miles.
See also: mile
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

for miles

Fig. to or in a distance extending two or more miles. The huge field of wheat extends for miles. We traveled for miles without stopping.
See also: mile
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • miles and miles
  • as the crow flies
  • mile
  • thank goodness
  • Thank goodness!
  • not a hundred/thousand/million miles away
  • not a hundred/thousand/million miles away/from here
  • hit speeds of
  • hit speeds of (some amount)
  • goodness knows
References in classic literature
Such work was far from exhilarating also, they must expect places where for miles at a time they must toil over chaotic ice-jams, where they would be fortunate if they made two miles an hour.
Burning Daylight
Membership Rewards points can be exchanged for miles or points in 11 frequent flyer programs.
Frequent Flyer Program News
Hurricane Katrina mileage: For 2006, the rate for miles driven for charities providing Hurricane Katrina relief be 32 cents per mile for deduction purposes and 44.5 cents per mile for reimbursement purposes.
Standard mileage rates
The smaller backup loads have another direct benefit for Miles: lower software costs.
USAF looks beyond backup to data recovery
Cultural Toys are the by-products of a social as well as an economic agenda for Miles. The Dinkytown Daycare Kids, for instance, are designed to instill a passion for education and non-violence.
More than child's play
In the main, they are directed at the automotive sector, a key market for Miles.
Where Miles is headed in RIM & engineering thermoplastics
A plume of menacing gray ash rose 15 miles, then showered much of the mountain in a choking, plant-suffocating rain of pumice that buried nearly everything for miles around.
The amazing recovery of Mt. St. Helens
Between May 1 and August 31, Diners Club Rewards members will receive a 50 percent bonus when redeeming their points for miles in the British Airways Executive Club program.
Frequent Flyer Program News June 2005