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Kentucky mile

Posted by Nancy E Howell on June 12, 2009 at 07:43

Why use "by a Kentucky mile", as in "He lost the race by a Kentucky mile", or "He missed by a Kentucky mile"? It seems to mean to fail by an extra-large margin, but why refer to a "Kentucky mile"?

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