wide of the mark
The idiom 'wide of the mark' originates from archery and has evolved to describe various forms of inaccuracy or irrelevance.
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(idiomatic)Not accurate or correct; mistaken.
Example
- His prediction about the election results was wide of the mark.
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(idiomatic)Failing to achieve the intended target or goal.
Example
- The company's sales projections were wide of the mark.
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(idiomatic)Irrelevant or inappropriate to the context.
Example
- His comments during the meeting were wide of the mark and did not address the main issue.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "wide of the mark":
off the markmiss the markoff targetway offoff baseon targetwrong 'unout of touchin the wrongout of line