wide of the mark

Significat (Anglès)

  1. Of a projectile: missing the target.
  2. (idiomatic) (Very) inaccurate.

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑːk/
Etimologia (Anglès)

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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