"stick out a mile" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sticks out a mile [present, singular, third-person], sticking out a mile [participle, present], stuck out a mile [participle, past], stuck out a mile [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stick<,,stuck> out a mile}} stick out a mile (third-person singular simple present sticks out a mile, present participle sticking out a mile, simple past and past participle stuck out a mile)
  1. To be plain for all to see, obvious, easy to see, very noticeable. Synonyms: stand out a mile, be plain as the nose on one's face Translations (to be plain for all to see): olla kaikkien nähtävissä (Finnish), sauter aux yeux (French), crever les yeux (French), rzucać się w oczy [imperfective] (Polish), rzucić się w oczy [perfective] (Polish), броса́ться в глаза́ (brosátʹsja v glazá) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-stick_out_a_mile-en-verb-dGUygcmR Disambiguation of 'to be plain for all to see': 96 4
  2. To be conspicuously different. Synonyms: stick out like a sore thumb, stand out a mile
    Sense id: en-stick_out_a_mile-en-verb-Ra7gRosr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 72
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          "word": "olla kaikkien nähtävissä"
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        "To be conspicuously different."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be plain for all to see",
      "word": "olla kaikkien nähtävissä"
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      "sense": "to be plain for all to see",
      "word": "sauter aux yeux"
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