spot (something) a mile off

spot (something) a mile off

To see or predict something well in advance of it actually arriving or happening. I can spot where this conversation is heading a mile off. The car is so obnoxiously large that you can spot it a mile off.
See also: mile, off, spot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • see (something) a mile off
  • see something a mile off
  • see, spot, smell, etc. something a mile off
  • can see (from) a mile off
  • see (something) coming
  • see it coming
  • see something coming
  • someone's ears are flapping
  • ears are flapping
  • (someone's) ears are flapping