by a mile



by a mile

Fig. by a great distance. (Usually an exaggeration.) You missed the target by a mile. Your estimate of the budget deficit was off by a mile.
See also: mile

by a mile

by a large number, distance, or amount It's the biggest football club in Brazil by a mile.
See also: mile

by a mile

  also by miles
if someone or something wins or is the best by a mile, they win easily or are much better than everyone or everything else Of all the strawberry ice-creams we've tasted, this is the best by miles. Everyone expected him to win the championship by a mile.
See also: mile

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DagmarDAHK-mahr (German), DAHG-mahr (Finnish)Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak, Finnish
MargrÉT-Icelandic
Lidka-Polish
Fahd-Arabic
Nikita (1)nee-KEE-tah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alim-Arabic, Uyghur