off beam

idiom

British, informal
: incorrect or mistaken : off base
My guess was way off beam.

Examples of off beam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Biles performs some of the world's hardest skills, including a double-twisting double tuck dismount off beam and a triple-twisting double tuck on floor. Emily Giambalvo Washington Post, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021 MyKayla Skinner fell off beam and went out-of-bounds twice on floor. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 5 June 2021 Simone Biles debuted two skills at that meet that had never been done in competition before -- a triple-twisting double back tuck on floor and a double-twisting double back tuck dismount off beam -- and seeing her soar in person was incredible. Tess Demeyer, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2020

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'off beam.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near off beam

Cite this Entry

“Off beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20beam. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!