English idiom

far and away

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Figurative meaning

By a very large margin, especially when one option or person clearly surpasses the rest.

Word picture

A wide physical distance pictures the large margin separating one choice from all others.

Example

“Of all the proposals, Lina's was far and away the most practical.”

Dictionary details

Component words

far away

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

run the gamut

to cover the entire range of possible types, reactions, or conditions

every last

all members or items in a group, with no exceptions at all

below par

worse than the normal or expected standard

bits and bobs

a mixed group of small, unrelated items or leftover pieces

cost the earth

to be extraordinarily expensive

cut both ways

to produce both helpful and harmful effects or implications

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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