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mis1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) frøken2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) jentunge, frøkenbomme--------forsømme--------frøken--------jente--------pikeIsubst. \/mɪs\/1) ( ofte spøkefullt eller nedsettende) jentunge, jente, pike, frøken, skolepike2) ( spesielt britisk) frøken (brukt av skolebarn ved tiltale til kvinnelig lærer)junior miss ( hverdagslig) forklaring: jente tidlig eller midt i tenåreneIIsubst. \/mɪs\/1) miss, bom, flopp2) bomskudd, feilskudd3) feilstøt, feilslag, feilsparkgive something a miss hoppe over noe, droppe noe, holde seg borte fra noea lucky miss hell i uhellIIIverb \/mɪs\/1) ikke rekke, komme for sent til2) ikke treffe, ikke få tak i, ikke finne, ikke komme frem til (om brev)3) gå feil, ta feil• you can't miss it!du kan ikke gå feil! \/ du kan ikke unngå å se det!4) bomme (på), ikke treffe5) ikke få med seg, ikke oppfatte6) gå glipp av, forsømme, utebli fra, unngå, unnvære7) savne, lengte etter8) utelate, glemme, hoppe overhit or miss på lykke og fromme, på måfå, gå begge veiermiss a penalty ( sport) brenne en straffemiss one's aim forklaring: bomme på det man sikter påmiss one's footing miste fotfestetmiss one's hold miste taketmiss one's way gå feil, gå (seg) vill, gå seg bort• if i don't go there, I shall feel that I'm missing outhvis jeg ikke møter opp, kommer jeg til å føle at jeg går glipp av noemiss stays ( sjøfart) nekte å vendemiss the mark bomme på blinken ( overført) mislykkes, feilenot miss a trick ( hverdagslig) ikke unnlate å utnytte en situasjonwe've missed the bus\/boat (overført, hverdagslig) siste tog har gått
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miss is as good as a mile — A miss is as good as a mile means that if you fail, even by the smallest margin, it is still a failure … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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 home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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miss is as good as a mile — A miss is as good as a mile means that if you fail, even by the smallest margin, it is still a failure. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Miss is as good as a mile — A miss is as good as a mile means that if you fail, even by the smallest margin, it is still a failure … Dictionary of English idioms
a miss is as good as a mile — The syntax of the proverb has been distorted by abridgement: the original structure is apparent from quot. 1614. 1614 W. CAMDEN Remains concerning Britain (ed. 2) 303 An ynche in a misse is as good as an ell [a former measure of length equal to… … Proverbs new dictionary
a miss is as good as a mile — ► a miss is as good as a mile proverb the fact of failure or escape is not affected by the narrowness of the margin. Main Entry: ↑miss … English terms dictionary
(a) miss is as good as a mile. — something that you say which means that failing to do something when you almost succeeded is no better than failing very badly. I ve tried to reassure him that he only failed by three percent but the way he sees it, a miss is as good as a mile … New idioms dictionary
(a) miss is as good as a mile — a ˌmiss is as ˌgood as a ˈmile idiom (saying) there is no real difference between only just failing in sth and failing in it badly because the result is still the same Main entry: ↑missidiom … Useful english dictionary
miss is as good as a mile, a — A narrow escape is as harmless as an easy escape … A concise dictionary of English slang