country mile

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkʌntɹi ˈmaɪl/

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Noun

country mile (plural country miles)

1. (informal) A long way, a great distance.
   • 2000, Steve Holt, A Day at the Ballpark, Xlibris 2000, p. 13:

     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 a country mile and run like the wind.