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Definition of country mile noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

country mile

noun
 
/ˌkʌntri ˈmaɪl/
 
/ˌkʌntri ˈmaɪl/
[singular] (especially British English)
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  1. a long distance
    • He won the race by a country mile.
    • Their views are a country mile apart.
    • We missed the target by more than the proverbial country mile.
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