Miss as good as a mile

Origin of: Miss as good as a mile

Miss as good as a mile

A miss is as good as a mile means that a miss, whether a narrow one or one a mile away, amounts to the same thing i.e. a miss is a miss no matter by how much. The saying has been around since the 16th century in various forms, usually relating to measurements, i.e. A miss is as good as an ell, inch, yard, mile etc.