wide of the mark
Of a projectile: missing the targetOf a projectile: missing the target.
» You're wide of the mark.
Du liegst mit deiner Vermutung völlig daneben. — Espi
Ты попал пальцем в небо. — sharptoothed
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2 sensesOf a projectile: missing the target.
not on target
(idiomatic)(Very) inaccurate.
Well, I suppose you could say the weatherman was wide of the mark again then!
Examples
11 sentencesYou're wide of the mark.
ruТы попал пальцем в небо. — sharptoothed
deDu liegst mit deiner Vermutung völlig daneben. — Espi
The arrow fell wide of the mark.
Стріла впала далеко від позначки. — uaspeaker
ruСтрела упала далеко от отметки. — Hellerick
deDer Pfeil verfehlte weit das Ziel. — Tamy
My first guess was wide off the mark.
ruМоя первая догадка оказалась мимо цели. — Biga
All his answers were wide of the mark.
deSeine Antworten lagen alle weit daneben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My first guess was wide of the mark.
deMit meiner ersten Vermutung lag ich völlig daneben. — Espi
Origin
From archery and sports jargon. Sometimes corrupted to wide(ly) off the mark (as in far ofFrom archery and sports jargon. Sometimes corrupted to wide(ly) off the mark (as in far off the mark, way off base).
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