Sam thought he'd get away with not doing his coursework, but his tutor came down on him like a ton of bricks., punished someone very quickly and severely, Whatever you do, don't mention moving in together on your first date, or she'll run a mile., to be extremely unwilling to be involved in something, and to avoid it:, Can you give me a hand with this huge box? It weighs a ton., to be very heavy, Fiona's so conscientious. She'll always go the extra mile to complete a project on time., to make more effort than is expected of you, I had a narrow escape this morning - a great chunk fell off the cliff as I was walking on the beach. It missed me by inches!, by a small amount, distance, or degree, nearly, Allent him my bike just for the weekend, and two weeks later, I still haven't got it back! B I did warn you! Give him an inch and he'll take a mile., said about someone who has been given a small amount of power or freedom to do something, and then has tried to get a lot more, We're going to be really late - it's 11.30 already and thanks to that accident on the motorway, we're still miles away., to be far away, I know he promised you half the house, but I would not trust him an inch, if I were you., to not trust someone at all, On my first day in the job, I wore a suit, but I stood out a mile - in everyone else was in jeans and T-shirts., to be very obvious or easy to see, noticeable

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