country mile
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of country mile
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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It’s selling the circumstances short by a country mile.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
Last year, former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick warned the government would miss its target by "a country mile".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023
With a dual-driver design and tuning by AKG, they eclipse the AirPods Pro by a country mile — not a surprise given that Apple’s buds are approaching three years old.
From The Verge • Aug. 19, 2022
“We got better in us. I don’t think by a country mile we gave them our best game.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2022
It was about some woman who traveled through a barren country, mile after mile.
From Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune by Emerson, Alice B.
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