get mileage out of Idiom, Proverb
get mileage out of
get mileage out of Make use of, obtain service from, as in
The chorus got a lot of mileage out of that publicity, or
You won't get much mileage out of that old TV set. This expression alludes to the number of miles of travel yielded by a given amount of fuel, a tire, or other auto equipment. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
get (some affectionate of) breadth out of (something)
1. To be able to drive a agent a assertive bulk of afar afore accepting to stop and bushing the gas tank. (e.g. "Good mileage" refers to the adeptness to drive abounding afar afore accepting to stop and refuel.) I'm abashed you won't get abundant gas breadth out of a huge barter like that.2. By extension, to use article to a assertive bulk or extent. The admiral has gotten a lot of breadth out of his tax cuts as a belvedere for his re-election campaign. One way to cut down on spending is to buy clothes you're abiding you'll get breadth out of. I'm abashed you won't get abundant breadth out of this old computer anymore.Learn more: get, kind, mileage, of, outget breadth out of
Make use of, access account from, as in The choir got a lot of breadth out of that publicity, or You won't get abundant breadth out of that old TV set. This announcement alludes to the cardinal of afar of biking yielded by a accustomed bulk of fuel, a tire, or added auto equipment. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Learn more: get, mileage, of, out