by a mile

1. see miss by a mile.

Example Sentences

That led the league by a mile; Baltimore ranked second with just 28.

From Los Angeles Times

In the third inning, Freddy Fermín ran into an out on a single to right-center, Andy Pages nailing him by a mile.

From Los Angeles Times

And their book is selling better than mine by a mile?

From Los Angeles Times

“WTF” might be shutting down this fall, as Maron said Monday, but his fans won’t have seen the last of him by a mile.

From Salon

In the fifth, Teoscar Hernández was slow getting out of the box on a line drive off the wall in right-center, and was thrown out by a mile after making an ill-advised decision to still try for a double.

From Los Angeles Times