miss its/the mark

:  to fail to hit, reach, or contact

:  to discover or feel the absence of

:  to fail to obtain

:  disadvantage or regret resulting from loss

:  a failure to hit

:  a failure to attain a desired result

: used as a title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl

: used before the name of a place or of a line of activity or before some epithet to form a title for a usually young unmarried female who is representative of the thing indicated

:  a young unmarried woman or girl

:  a boundary land

:  a conspicuous object serving as a guide for travelers

:  something (such as a line, notch, or fixed object) designed to record position

:  to fix or trace out the bounds or limits of

:  to plot the course of :  chart

:  to designate as if by a mark

:  any of various old European units of weight used especially for gold and silver

:  a unit equal to about eight ounces (248 grams)

:  a unit of value: