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English Phrase: By a country mile
In sports, you may hear something like, “The Tigers beat the Giants by a country mile.”
If two people compare their smartphones, you might hear, “My smartphone is better than yours by a country mile.”
When making comparisons, the expression by a country mile means a considerable amount.
Distances in the countryside feel longer because there is not much civilization in between.
Therefore, a mile in the countryside feels longer than one mile in the city.
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