off the mark

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Prepositional phrase

1. (figuratively) Inaccurate; not correct or appropriate.

   His answers are consistently off the mark. None of them quite make sense.

   • 2014, Michael White, "Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe ↗", The Guardian, 8 September 2014:

     Whatever the outcome, Fleet Street's introspective pundits will say: "I told you so", and make dire predictions for the future, which are likely to be off the mark.

Synonyms

• wide of the mark

Antonyms

• on the mark

Translations

• French: à côté de la plaque
• Italian: inappropriato

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