off the mark
idiom
: not accurate or correct : not achieving the desired result
Their estimates were completely off the mark.
His efforts to console her were off the mark.
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Charlie Woods came up seven shots off the mark to make the cut at Florida’s Wellington National Golf Club on Thursday.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
James and Eze off the mark – and what has Tuchel learned?
—The Totally Football Show, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Some have likened it to the Netflix drama Adolescence, but that’s actually wide off the mark.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Tre Holloman’s potentially tying 3 from the top of the key was well off the mark and the Spartans fouled Tonje, a 90% free-throw shooter, with six seconds to go.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
James and Eze off the mark – and what has Tuchel learned?
—The Totally Football Show, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Some have likened it to the Netflix drama Adolescence, but that’s actually wide off the mark.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Tre Holloman’s potentially tying 3 from the top of the key was well off the mark and the Spartans fouled Tonje, a 90% free-throw shooter, with six seconds to go.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Off the mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20mark. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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