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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Jackson’s pass to Mark Andrews was a little off the mark, and the star tight end was unable to haul the pass in. —

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025 Whoever on the editing team added in that little musical stinger to punctuate Carolyn and Danielle’s surprise at how thoroughly off the mark Sandoval is, thank you. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for off the mark