"miles of bad road" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} miles of bad road pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) Used with an arbitrary number to describe a person who looks or feels very bad. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Translations (expression of feeling terrible): (känna sig som) sju svåra år (note: "(feel like) seven hard years") [literally] (Swedish) Translations (expression of looking terrible): (se ut som) sju svåra år (note: "(look like) seven hard years") [literally] (Swedish), (se ut som) hej kom och hjälp mig (note: "(look like) hi come and help me") [literally] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-miles_of_bad_road-en-noun-m~V6y~bM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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          "ref": "2010, Eric D. Shaffer, Camouflaged Memories: Vietnam and Beyond, page 74",
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