stick out a mile

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stick out a mile

verb sticks out a mile · sticking out a mile · stuck out a mile

  1. idiomatic, informal To be plain for all to see, obvious, easy to see, very noticeable.

    Similar: stand out a mile, be plain as the nose on one's face

  2. idiomatic, informal To be conspicuously different.

    Similar: stick out like a sore thumb, stand out a mile

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verb to be plain for all to see

Françaissauter aux yeux, crever les yeux
Русскийброса́ться в глаза́ brosátʹsja v glazá

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@misc{stick_out_a_mile_2026,
  title = {stick out a mile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stick%20out%20a%20mile},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}