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a miss is as good as a mileA failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.Rate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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from a mile awayWell in advance.Rate it:

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walk a mile in someone's shoesTo experience what someone has experienced.Rate it:

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in for an inch, in for a mileGiven that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.Rate it:

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country mileA long way, a great distance.Rate it:

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give someone an inch and someone will take a mileIf concessions are made for someone, that will embolden them to take further advantage of the person who helped them, instead of being content with what they have been given.Rate it:

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go the extra mileTo make an extra effort; to do a particularly good job.Rate it:

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run a mileTo escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.Rate it:

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talk a mile a minuteTo speak quickly or excessively.Rate it:

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Miss RightA perfect, ideal or suitable female mate or wife.Rate it:

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near missnarrowly avoided accidentRate it:

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back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

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blink-and-you-miss-itBarely visible because gone too quickly.Rate it:

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give something a missTo forego something.Rate it:

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I miss youAn expression of sorrow or sadness about the absence of a family member, close friend, lover or spouse.Rate it:

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miss outTo miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.Rate it:

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miss the boatTo miss out (on something); to be ignorant (of something).Rate it:

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Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chanceRate it:

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miss the boatTo fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.Rate it:

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miss the markTo fail to hit the target.Rate it:

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miss the markTo fail to reach the result that was intended.Rate it:

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miss the pointTo fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance.Rate it:

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swing and a missA sincere but unsuccessful attempt.Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderAny decision or rule that applies to one person must be applied to the others especially of the same group.Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderWhat is good for a woman is equally good for a man; or, what a woman can have or do, so can a man have or do. This comes from an earlier proverb, "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."Rate it:

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a good beginning makes a good endingGood beginnings promise a good end; start off on a good note to reap the benefits at the end.Rate it:

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good fences make good neighborsIt is better to mind one's own business than get involved with other people's affairs.Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderWhat is good for one type is equally good for another type, despite any irrelevant differences between the types.Rate it:

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's all goodShortened version of "It's all good." No problem; that’s fine; you’re welcome.Rate it:

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a good voice to beg baconSaid in ridicule of a bad voice.Rate it:

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a nod is as good as a winkThe hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining.Rate it:

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enough is as good as a feastJust the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.Rate it:

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every good boy deserves fudgeA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave in order from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.Rate it:

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get it got it goodReceived it literallyRate it:

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good as goldwell behavedRate it:

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good booksFavorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment.Rate it:

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good deeds sprinkle seedsPositive actions attract more positive outcomesRate it:

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good riddance to bad rubbishIt is favorable to be free of something that is worthless or corrupting.Rate it:

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good valueFunny; witty.Rate it:

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good-for-nothingA person of little worth or usefulness.Rate it:

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harpoon is good for the whale, painful for humans.The phrase usually refers to how people treat each other. Borrowed from native tribes, it translates to how people feel when they meet similar fate as that of their nemesis.Rate it:

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have a good timeTo enjoy oneself.Rate it:

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in good conscienceWithout feeling guilty; with respectable motivesRate it:

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let the door hit you where the good Lord split youA command that another person leave, thereby impliedly having the door hit them on the buttocks as they pass through it.Rate it:

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on good terms withFriendly towards; having good relations with.Rate it:

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a good man is hard to findMen who make good husbands or workers are rare.Rate it:

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as good as one's wordFaithful to a promise one has made.Rate it:

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good enough to eatSupremely beautiful; aesthetically pleasing.Rate it:

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good afternoonA greeting said when meeting somebody in the afternoon.Rate it:

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