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feel miles away
seem very distant
To seem very far away even though something is physically nearby.
Hear it in real life
Can you hear the airport from this hotel?
Not really; it feels miles away.
From the balcony, the busy street feels miles away.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The city feels mile away.
Say: The city feels miles away.
The fixed expression normally uses plural “miles,” even when the distance is not literal.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
feel miles away; felt miles away; make something feel miles away
Your turn: say it out loud
From the balcony, the busy street feels miles away.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
feel miles away
seem very distant
“From the balcony, the busy street feels miles away.”
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