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a mile wide and an inch deep

a mile wide and an inch deep adjective: covering a large set of topics but on a very shallow level.

Adjective

a mile wide and an inch deep (not comparable)

  1. Covering a large set of topics but on a very shallow level.

Questions about a mile wide and an inch deep

What does a mile wide and an inch deep mean?
A mile wide and an inch deep means covering a large set of topics but on a very shallow level.
What part of speech is a mile wide and an inch deep?
A mile wide and an inch deep is an adjective.

Words near a mile wide and an inch deep in the dictionary

  1. a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
  2. a man's home is his castle
  3. A Mariña Occidental
  4. a matter
  5. a mensa et thoro
  6. a mile wide and an inch deep
  7. a mind is a terrible thing to waste
  8. A minor
  9. A minus
  10. A minuses
  11. a miss is as good as a mile

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