Meanings
present singular third person sticks out a mile · participle present sticking out a mile · participle past stuck out a mile · past stuck out a mile
- idiomaticinformalTo 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
- idiomaticinformalTo be conspicuously different.
Synonyms: stick out like a sore thumb, stand out a mile
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be plain for all to see, obvious, easy to see, very noticeable.
verbTo be conspicuously different.
Translations
Finnish olla kaikkien nähtävissä
- olla kaikkien nähtävissäto be plain for all to see
French sauter aux yeux, crever les yeux
- sauter aux yeuxto be plain for all to see
- crever les yeuxto be plain for all to see
Polish rzucać się w oczy, rzucić się w oczy
- rzucać się w oczyto be plain for all to see
- rzucić się w oczyto be plain for all to see
Russian броса́ться в глаза́
- броса́ться в глаза́ (brosátʹsja v glazá)to be plain for all to see
Cite this entry
stick out a mile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20out%20a%20mile
“stick out a mile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20out%20a%20mile. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick out a mile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20out%20a%20mile.
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