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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This prediction is so far off the mark, not just because of the Isles’ failures but because of the Rangers’ arguably much bigger ones, given the expectations over there in Manhattan.
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Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
As the entirety of Bruin Nation screamed at their televisions, the pass was luckily off the mark and the B’s could move on.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 May 2024
Kim's prediction for Kourtney Kardashian was equally off the mark.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
But Tatum’s game-tying shot attempt at the buzzer was way off the mark.
—Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
As the entirety of Bruin Nation screamed at their televisions, the pass was luckily off the mark and the B’s could move on.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 May 2024
Kim's prediction for Kourtney Kardashian was equally off the mark.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
But Tatum’s game-tying shot attempt at the buzzer was way off the mark.
—Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Off the mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20mark. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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