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Wide of the mark

//ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑːk// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a projectile: missing the target.

    "Each had a gun, and the three had been shooting at a number of rabbits. Only Werner had been successful, the others shooting wide of the mark."

  2. 2
    (Very) inaccurate. idiomatic

    "Well, I suppose you could say the weatherman was wide of the mark again then!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not on target wordnet

Etymology

From 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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