[miss by a mile] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To shoot at something and be far from hitting it; not hit near. * /Jack's first shot missed the target by a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give one an inch, and he will take a mile

[give one an inch, and he will take a mile] If you give some people a little or yield anything, they will want more and more; some people are never […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

miss is as good as a mile

[miss is as good as a mile] It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. - A proverb. * /We thought Tom had […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

jaw drop

[jaw drop] or [jaw drop a mile] {informal} Mouth fall wide open with surprise. - Used with a possessive. * /Tom's jaw dropped a mile when he won the prize./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[name is mud] {informal} (You) are in trouble; a person is blamed or no longer liked. - Used in the possessive. * /If you […]

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[trade in] {v.} To give something to a seller as part payment for another thing of greater value. * /The Browns traded their […]

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crocodile tears

[crocodile tears] {n.} Pretended grief; a show of sorrow that is not really felt. * /When his rich uncle died, leaving him […]