miles away in English

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      "expansion": "miles away (not comparable)",
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        "Not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming."
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        "(UK, figurative) Not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming."
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mile, away."
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          "mile",
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          "away",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "miles away"
}

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        "Not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming."
      ],
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          "paying attention",
          "pay attention"
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        [
          "distracted",
          "distracted"
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        "(UK, figurative) Not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming."
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mile, away."
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        "not-comparable",
        "predicative"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "miles away"
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"miles away" meaning in English

Adjective