country mile

Language: en

Meaning: (informal,idiomatic)A long way, a greatdistance.by acountry mile2000, Steve Holt,A Day at the Ballpark, Xlibris, page13:I liked to imagine that my father had been a pretty fair country ballplayer who didn't pay attention to his batting average but could hit the ball acountry mileand run like the wind.2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:Once I got in gear and took off, I was the only car left! I won by acountry mile, Bro!2023April 5, Pip Dunn, “'196s' giving commuters a smoother ride”, inRAIL, number980, page57:But the passengers we spoke to seemed very happy with the trains - and yes, they are an improvement on the Class 170 by acountry mile.

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