miles better — miles better/more difficult/too long/etc informal phrase a lot better, more difficult, too long etc He was wearing trousers that looked miles too long. When I woke up, I felt miles bett … Useful english dictionary
miles more difficult — miles better/more difficult/too long/etc informal phrase a lot better, more difficult, too long etc He was wearing trousers that looked miles too long. When I woke up, I felt miles bett … Useful english dictionary
miles too long — miles better/more difficult/too long/etc informal phrase a lot better, more difficult, too long etc He was wearing trousers that looked miles too long. When I woke up, I felt miles bett … Useful english dictionary
Better — Bet ter, adv.; compar. of {Well}. 1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits. [1913 Webster] I could have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Miles per gallon — (MPG) is a metric term that measures how many miles a vehicle can travel on one gallon of fuel. It is used similarly in North America and the United Kingdom, although the Imperial gallon used in the UK is about 20% larger than the U.S.… … Wikipedia
Miles Bronson and the Noctes — in the Namsang Hill Miles Bronson, one of the pioneer American Baptist missionaries worked in Assam, arrived at Sadia in Assam on 8 July 1838. In the previous year, Nathan Brown and O.T. Cutter landed at Sadia with their families with an object… … Wikipedia
To think better of — Better Bet ter, adv.; compar. of {Well}. 1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits. [1913 Webster] I could … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To think better of — Better Bet ter, adv.; compar. of {Well}. 1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits. [1913 Webster] I could … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
good — 1 /gUd/ adjective comparative better, superlative best /best/ 1 OF A HIGH STANDARD of a high standard: a good reputation | a good quality cloth | a good Muslim | This book is not as good as her last one. | His test scores were good, but hers were … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
good — good1 W1S1 [gud] adj comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a high standard)¦ 2¦(skilful)¦ 3¦(what you want)¦ 4¦(pleasant/enjoyable)¦ 5¦(successful/correct)¦ 6¦(suitable)¦ 7¦(useful)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
mile */*/*/ — UK [maɪl] / US noun Word forms mile : singular mile plural miles 1) [countable] a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1.609 kilometres or 1,760 yards The walk is about ten miles and on level ground. The town is about forty miles southeast of… … English dictionary