miss its/the mark
idiom
: to fail or be wrong
Their estimates completely missed the mark.
The ad campaign was supposed to appeal to young people but it missed the mark.
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After five years, 95.5% of active managers miss the mark.
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Here are three disconcerting possibilities: (1) AI can miss the mark.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Social media is filled with caricatures of guys who either completely miss the mark or almost get there but fall just short—across the board, not just Black men.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
Saturday Night Live has always touched the zeitgeist — but did this parody of The Office miss the mark?
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Here are three disconcerting possibilities: (1) AI can miss the mark.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Social media is filled with caricatures of guys who either completely miss the mark or almost get there but fall just short—across the board, not just Black men.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
Saturday Night Live has always touched the zeitgeist — but did this parody of The Office miss the mark?
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Miss its/the mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miss%20its%2Fthe%20mark. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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