Expressions meaning a long distance: “Texas is a ________ (from here).”
| LONG WAYS | 472 |
| LONG WAY | 204 |
| FUR PIECE | 86 |
| FAR PIECE | 53 |
| GOOD WAYS | 42 |
| GOOD PIECE | 26 |
| FAR AWAY | 19 |
| MILES | 16 |
| QUITE A WAYS | 16 |
| LONG DISTANCE | 14 |
| NR | 12 |
| GOOD WAY | 11 |
| GREAT DISTANCE | 11 |
| LONG WAY OFF | 11 |
| LONG HAUL | 9 |
| FAR WAY | 8 |
| GOOD DISTANCE | 8 |
| HELL OF A WAYS | 8 |
| LONG WAYS AWAY | 8 |
| WAY OFF | 8 |
| QUITE A DISTANCE | 7 |
| GOOD BIT | 5 |
| LONG PIECE | 5 |
| QUITE A PIECE | 5 |
| FAR | 4 |
| LONG WAYS OFF | 4 |
| MILES AWAY | 4 |
| RIGHT SMART PIECE | 4 |
| DISTANCE | 3 |
| FAR DISTANCE | 3 |
| GOOD LONG WAYS | 3 |
| GOOD WAYS OFF | 3 |
| HECK OF A WAYS | 3 |
| HELL OF A LONG WAYS | 3 |
| HELL OF A WAY | 3 |
| LONG HOP | 3 |
| LONG RIDE | 3 |
| LONG STRETCH | 3 |
| MANY MILES | 3 |
| WAYS | 3 |
| FAR OFF | 2 |
| FAR WAYS | 2 |
| GOOD LONG WAY | 2 |
| GREAT WAYS | 2 |
| HECK OF A LONG WAY | 2 |
| HECK OF A LONG WAYS | 2 |
| HELL OF A LONG WAY | 2 |
| LONG DRAG | 2 |
| LONG DRIVE | 2 |
| LONG JOURNEY | 2 |
| LONG JUMP | 2 |
| LONG LONG WAY | 2 |
| LONG TRIP | 2 |
| LONG WAY AWAY | 2 |
| PRETTY FAR | 2 |
| QUITE A JAUNT | 2 |
| TO HELL AND GONE | 2 |
| WAY AWAY | 2 |
| WAY YONDER | 2 |
| WHALE OF A DISTANCE | 2 |
| ACROSS THE CRICK | 1 |
| AFAR OFF | 1 |
| AWFUL LONG WAYS | 1 |
| AWFUL WAYS | 1 |
| BIG PIECE | 1 |
| CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE | 1 |
| COUNTRY MILE | 1 |
| DAMN FUR PIECE | 1 |
| DEAL OF A PIECE | 1 |
| DURN LONG WAYS | 1 |
| FAR PIECE OFF | 1 |
| FEW MILES | 1 |
| FUR | 1 |
| FUR AWAY | 1 |
| FUR DISTANCE | 1 |
| FUR WAY | 1 |
| GOOD DRIVE | 1 |
| GOOD HOP | 1 |
| GOOD JUMP | 1 |
| GOOD LONG DRIVE | 1 |
| GOOD MANY MILES | 1 |
| GOOD RIDE | 1 |
| GOODLY DISTANCE | 1 |
| GREAT PIECE | 1 |
| GREAT WAY | 1 |
| HEAP OF MILES | 1 |
| HECK OF A FUR PIECE | 1 |
| HELL OF A DISTANCE | 1 |
| HELL OF A WAYS OFF | 1 |
| LONG DISTANCE AWAY | 1 |
| LONG HIKE | 1 |
| LONG JAUNT | 1 |
| LONG LONG WAYS | 1 |
| LONG STRIDE | 1 |
| LONG STROKE | 1 |
| LONG TREK | 1 |
| LONG WALK | 1 |
| LONGER THAN A WHORE’S DREAM | 1 |
| LONGEST KIND OF WAYS FROM | 1 |
| LOT OF MILES | 1 |
| MANY A WHEEL | 1 |
| MANY MILES AWAY | 1 |
| MIGHTY LONG WAY | 1 |
| MILLION MILES | 1 |
| NOT ANYWHERE NEAR | 1 |
| PRETTY FUR PIECE | 1 |
| QUITE A HIKE | 1 |
| QUITE A LENGTHY DISTANCE | 1 |
| QUITE A WAY | 1 |
| QUITE FAR | 1 |
| REAL FAR AWAY | 1 |
| RIGHT FAR PIECE | 1 |
| SEVERAL DAYS’ TRAVEL | 1 |
| SEVERAL WAGON GREASINGS | 1 |
| SLEEPER JUMP | 1 |
| SMART PIECE | 1 |
| THOUSAND MILES | 1 |
| THOUSAND MILES AWAY | 1 |
| THOUSANDS OF MILES | 1 |
| TRILLION MILES | 1 |
| TRIP | 1 |
| TWO-DAY DRIVE | 1 |
| UMAA | 1 |
| VERY FAR | 1 |
| VERY FAR AWAY | 1 |
| WAY DOWN THE COAST | 1 |
| WAY FAR AWAY | 1 |
| WAY OUT THERE | 1 |
| WAY TO HELL AND GONE | 1 |
| WAYS AWAY | 1 |
| WHALE OF LONG WAYS | 1 |
| WHILE AWAY | 1 |
| WORLD | 1 |
| YEAR | 1 |
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