be wide of the mark
11wide of the mark — If something is wide of the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
12wide of the mark — his answer was wide of the mark Syn: inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, erroneous, off target, out, mistaken, misguided, misinformed …
13wide of the mark — incorrect Her theory turned out to be pretty wide of the mark …
14Wide of the mark — If you are wide of the mark, you are either wrong or not close to understanding it …
15fall wide of the mark — See: WIDE OF THE MARK …
16fall wide of the mark — See: WIDE OF THE MARK …
17fall\ wide\ of\ the\ mark — See: wide of the mark …
18be wide of the mark — 1. to be wrong. Yesterday s weather forecast was rather wide of the mark. 2. if you are wide of the mark when you aim or shoot at something, you miss what you are trying to hit. Giggs had another chance early in the second half, but once again… …
19off (or wide of) the mark — incorrect or inaccurate. → mark …
20wide of the mark — a long way from an intended target. ↘inaccurate. → wide …