from a mile away | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Wellin advance.2007, Tony Moss,A Season in Purgatory: Villanova and Life in College Football's Lower Class, University of Nebraska Press, published2007,→ISBN,page38:When Talley met with his seniors privately after a practice in mid-August, he posed the question, “Are we going to have problems with any of the freshmen?” Almost in a chorus, the group had identified Antwon Young as the potential problem child, a situation that Talley had seen comingfrom a mile away.2009, Priscilla J. Dunstan,Child Sense: From Birth to Age 5, How to Use the 5 Senses to Make Sleeping, Eating, Dressing, and Other Everyday Activities Easier While Strengthening Your Bond With Your Child, Bantam Books,→ISBN,pages90–91:For tactile kids I always suggest keeping nutritious snacks around — peanut butter, bananas, or carrots — so that their blood sugar doesn't drop too low, because if they get caught up in some kind of intense game or sport, they may forget to eat, and you'll want to have a quick antidote to the tantrum you can see comingfrom a mile away.2012, Ronald B. Scott,Mitt Romney: An Inside Look at the Man and His Politics‎[1], Lyons Press, published2012,→ISBN:“You could see the betrayal comingfrom a mile away,” said a Romney insider.

Examples:

EN: Surrounded by an atmosphere so phony you can smell it from a mile away, the brave Achilles performs a kind of painting that he defines as "stomatic", which, in spite of what we see, doesn't mean stomach sickening,
ES: Rodeado de una atmósfera tan falsa que se la puede sentir a una milla de distancia, El aventurero Achilles realiza una especie de pintura que el define como pintura"estomacal", que a pesar de lo que se ve, no significa "nauseas de estómago"
EN: Enough to see a horse coming from a mile away.
ES: Lo suficiente para ver un caballo a un kilómetro de distancia.
EN: - Smell a friend from a mile away, huh?
ES: - Hueles a un amigo a una milla, ¿eh?
EN: Why, even from a mile away, he can smell a stranger.
ES: Huele a la gente, sospecha a un kilómetro de distancia.
EN: I can spot a Duchemin guy from a mile away.
ES: Yo, a los Duchemin, los reconozco enseguida.
EN: Shows up from a mile away.
ES: Se ve a kilómetros.
EN: Assassination from a mile away?
ES: ¿Un asesinato desde de 1½ km?
EN: I want to see the mouth and the eyes from a mile away.
ES: Quiero ver los ojos y la boca desde un kilómetro.
EN: You could see it from a mile away!
ES: ¡Se le nota a kilómetros!
EN: Him! You can hear even his breathing from a mile away.
ES: Se puede sentir su lengua a una milla de distancia.
EN: Cops can smell that stuff from a mile away.
ES: Los policías pueden oler esas cosas a una milla de distancia.
EN: I can spot a retread from a mile away.
ES: Puedo detectar un recauchutado a un kilómetro de distancia.
EN: They can see you coming from a mile away.
ES: Te pueden detectar desde muy lejos.
EN: An animal can smell a human from a mile away.
ES: El animal puede oler a un humano desde lejos.
EN: Besides, I can spot a commandment-breaker from a mile away.
ES: Aparte, puedo identificar un pecador a kilómetros de distancia.

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