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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Some have likened it to the Netflix drama Adolescence, but that’s actually wide off the mark.
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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
To be sure, the fed funds futures market has been well off the mark through most of 2024 in its anticipation of cuts, as the momentum has shifted back to expectations earlier in the year for aggressive easing.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Spotrac had projected him to be worth $138 million over six years, so the two projections aren't too far off the mark from each other.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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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
To be sure, the fed funds futures market has been well off the mark through most of 2024 in its anticipation of cuts, as the momentum has shifted back to expectations earlier in the year for aggressive easing.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Spotrac had projected him to be worth $138 million over six years, so the two projections aren't too far off the mark from each other.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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