Usage of far from
1. Used in the original meaning, it means "far away from". For example:
The moon is far from the earth.
Your birthday is not far from mine.
2. It is used in an extended sense, meaning "far from" and "never", followed by nouns, gerunds, adjectives, etc. For example:
He is far from a fool.
The problem is far from easy.
Far from helping the situation, you've just made it worse.
3. It is used in spoken language to mean "far from it", which means "of course not", "not at all" and "almost the opposite". For example:
A:Is he a good driver? Is he an excellent driver?
B: Far from it.