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spot it a mile away

Date: Jul 13 2000

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Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I can spot a phony a mile away when I’m
watching a movie.”

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

understand something very quickly, realize something
sooner than other people do_*
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2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

If you can understand a situation quickly and explain it,
you spotted it a mile away. This phrase is usually used to explain how a person is more
perceptive than the average person.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“We are never going to get a beer at this bar. That bartender_”

“can *_spot a person under 21 years old a mile away. I think you’re really sick. My dad’s a doctor and he told me *_“

“_how to *_spot the flu a mile away.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

”’Spot a phony’ means you can tell easily if a person is telling the truth or not… so maybe Mr.Gibson is saying he can spot a bad actor, very easily…”
by Rosa
“I think to see something from far away, so in this case ‘I can spot a phony a mile away when I’m watching a movie.’ – I can know, when someone is a phony.”
by Victor
“I think ‘spot it a mile away’ means recognize something at the first sight or very easily.”
by Ina

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