The million is sometimes used in the English language as a metaphor for a very large number , as in `` Never in a million years '' and `` You 're one in a million '' , or a hyperbole , as in `` I 've walked a million miles '' . The million is sometimes used in the English language as a metaphor for a very large number , as in `` Never in a million years '' and `` You 're one in a million '' , or a hyperbole , as in `` I 've walked a million miles '' and `` You 've asked the million dollar question '' .