| 释义 |
run a mile informal Used with reference to a situation regarded as frightening or alarming: if someone proposed to me I’d probably run a mile...- Football people - players, managers, chairmen - are so used to being asked soft questions that they would probably run a mile from a programme that demanded outright frankness from its guests.
- I needed somebody to overpower, dominate and control me, which was what I knew and was comfortable with, and actually, if I had met a man who was supportive and gentle, I'd have probably run a mile.
- If an asylum seeker is told they have to seek the permission of the Minister or seek legal advice, they will probably run a mile.
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