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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Estimates instead are closer to $52 million which is decently off the mark.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
To be sure, many presidential polls in the last few cycles were well off the mark (and often underestimated Trump’s support).
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
Despite losing the national popular vote, Trump squeaked into office by edging out Hillary Clinton in key states where polls were way off the mark.
—John J. Pitney Jr., The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Yet most people closely involved in Bitcoin and blockchain feel that Hoback is way off the mark and that Todd is certainly not Satoshi.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
To be sure, many presidential polls in the last few cycles were well off the mark (and often underestimated Trump’s support).
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
Despite losing the national popular vote, Trump squeaked into office by edging out Hillary Clinton in key states where polls were way off the mark.
—John J. Pitney Jr., The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Yet most people closely involved in Bitcoin and blockchain feel that Hoback is way off the mark and that Todd is certainly not Satoshi.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Off the mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20mark. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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