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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Some past assumptions of how drivers interact with automation and pedestrians were found to be far off the mark.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Joyce’s pitch was just off the mark, but catcher Sean Stenmon made a diving tag to preserve the lead.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Thomas Tuchel is a good tactician – but his tendency towards conflict could be damaging
England 3 Latvia 0: James and Eze off the mark – and what has Tuchel learned?
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Marcus A. W.
· 4h 39m ago
The time off probably did him some good.
—Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Charlie Woods came up seven shots off the mark to make the cut at Florida’s Wellington National Golf Club on Thursday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
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Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Joyce’s pitch was just off the mark, but catcher Sean Stenmon made a diving tag to preserve the lead.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Thomas Tuchel is a good tactician – but his tendency towards conflict could be damaging
England 3 Latvia 0: James and Eze off the mark – and what has Tuchel learned?
Comments
M
Marcus A. W.
· 4h 39m ago
The time off probably did him some good.
—Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Charlie Woods came up seven shots off the mark to make the cut at Florida’s Wellington National Golf Club on Thursday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for off the mark
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“Off the mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20mark. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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