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1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) to, ono2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (to)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) to4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) to•- its- itself* * *• to• ono
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run a mile — To be too scared or intimidated to do something • • • Main Entry: ↑mile * * * run a mile british informal phrase to try to avoid a situation or a person because you are embarrassed or frightened He’d run a mile if you actually asked him for a… … Useful english dictionary
run a mile — If someone Runs a mile , they do everything they can to avoid a situation. Example: I was worried that he d take one look at me and run a mile … The small dictionary of idiomes
run a mile — ► run a mile informal run rapidly away; flee. Main Entry: ↑mile … English terms dictionary
run a mile (from somebody) — run a ˈmile (from sb/sth) idiom (informal) to show that you are very frightened of doing sth Main entry: ↑mileidiom … Useful english dictionary
run a mile (from something) — run a ˈmile (from sb/sth) idiom (informal) to show that you are very frightened of doing sth Main entry: ↑mileidiom … Useful english dictionary
run a mile — If someone Runs a mile , they do everything they can to avoid a situation. Example: I was worried that he d take one look at me and run a mile. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Someone who is anxious to avoid something runs a mile. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
run a mile — informal if you say that someone would run a mile if they had to deal with a particular situation, you mean that they would do anything to avoid it. He flirts the whole time but it s not serious he d run a mile if a woman actually made him an… … New idioms dictionary
run a mile — verb (predominantly UK) To escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation. If I told him that I had kids, hed run a mile … Wiktionary
run a mile — British informal to try to avoid a situation or a person because you are embarrassed or frightened He d run a mile if you actually asked him for a date … English dictionary
run a mile — informal be very alarmed or frightened. → mile … English new terms dictionary
mile — W1S1 [maıl] n [: Old English; Origin: mil, from Latin milia passum thousands of paces ] 1.) written abbreviation m a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1760 ↑yards or about 1609 metres ▪ It s forty miles from here to the Polish border. ▪ an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
