Ann shot the arrow and missed the target by a mile.
•“Good grief, you missed by a mile,” shouted Sally.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
miss — Ⅰ. miss [1] ► VERB 1) fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with. 2) be too late for. 3) fail to notice, hear, or understand. 4) fail to be present. 5) avoid. 6) (mi … English terms dictionary
miss — miss1 [mis] vt. [ME missen < OE missan, akin to Ger missen < IE base * meit(h) , to change, exchange > L mutare, to change] 1. to fail to hit or land on (something aimed at) 2. to fail to meet, reach, attain, catch, accomplish, see, hear … English World dictionary
Miss Match — Genre Dramedy Created by Darren Star and Jeff Rake Starring Alicia Silverstone Ryan O Neal James Roday Lake Bell David Conrad Nathan Fillion … Wikipedia
miss — 1 /mIs/ verb NOT DO STH/FAIL TO DO STH 1 (T) to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot: I m really hungry. I missed breakfast. | Donna had to miss a week of school because of chickenpox. 2 NOT HIT/GET HOLD OF (I … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mile — /maIl/ noun (C) 1 a unit for measuring distance or length, equal to 1609 metres 2 the mile a race that is a mile in length: the world record holder in the mile 3 miles informal a very long distance: We were miles from home, and very tired. | for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
miss — {{11}}miss (n.1) late 12c., loss, lack; c. 1200, regret occasioned by loss or absence, from O.E. miss absence, loss, from source of missan to miss (see MISS (Cf. miss) (v.)). Meaning an act or fact of missing; a being without is from late 15c.;… … Etymology dictionary
miss is as good as a mile — It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. A proverb. * /We thought Tom had a home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile./ … Dictionary of American idioms
miss is as good as a mile — It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. A proverb. * /We thought Tom had a home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile./ … Dictionary of American idioms
miss\ is\ as\ good\ as\ a\ mile — proverb It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. We thought Tom had a home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile … Словарь американских идиом
miss by a mile — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To shoot at something and be far from hitting it; not hit near. * /Jack s first shot missed the target by a mile./ 2. To be very wrong; be far from right. * /Lee tried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed… … Dictionary of American idioms
miss by a mile — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To shoot at something and be far from hitting it; not hit near. * /Jack s first shot missed the target by a mile./ 2. To be very wrong; be far from right. * /Lee tried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed… … Dictionary of American idioms
