Idioms

miss by a mile
fail to do something by a great amount, to fail to hit something by a great distance
The soccer player seemed almost certain to score a goal but actually he missed by a mile.

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  • miss out on (something)
  • miss the boat
  • miss the point
  • mistake (someone or something) for (someone or something) else
  • mix and match
  • mix it up
  • mix up (something) or mix (something) up
  • mixed up
  • moment of truth
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  • not know enough to come in out of the rain
  • cost an arm and a leg
  • cause eyebrows to raise
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  • like a three-ring circus
  • learn (something) the hard way
  • batten down the hatches
  • rev (something) up or rev up (something)
  • choke (someone) up or choke up (someone)
  • put the words into (someone's) mouth


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