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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  • speak highly of (someone or something)
  • have one's druthers
  • tried-and-true
  • not breathe a word of (something)
  • done for
  • fence (someone) in or fence in (someone)
  • throw one's hands up in horror
  • leave (someone) high and dry
  • on location
  • susceptable to (something)


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