million miles away



*million miles away

Fig. lost in thought; [of someone] daydreaming and not paying attention. (Only one's mind is far away. *Typically: be ~; look to be ~; seem ~.) He was a million miles away during the entire lecture. Look at her. She is a million miles away, not paying any attention to what she is doing.
See also: away, mile, million

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JoslynJAHS-linEnglish (Modern)
ValÉRio-Portuguese
PercyPUR-seeEnglish
Vibol-Khmer
Joanna[dʒəu'ænə]
Artemon-Ancient Greek