Caroline Tran
2020-08-16 11:08
By a country mile American spoken language informal
I cannot believe how Peter beat his rivals by a country mile!
She is absolutely the best lawyer there – by a country mile.
This concert was better than the last one by a country mile.
To win only by a smaill amount; to win narrowly
An embrace in which one or both participants attempt to limit their physical contact by pushing their buttocks away from each other
Used to say that an amount of something is enough for a particular need
At a close enough distance to plainly hear when someone is calling or shouting one
"A country mile" is a term that originates back at least to the 1800s. The oldest reference to the word was published in 1829, in Frederick de Kruger’s poem The Villager’s Tale.
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Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him
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