short of the mark

phrase

: not reaching the target that was aimed for

the bullet was/fell short of the mark

—often used figuratively

Our fund-raising fell short of the mark.

Examples of short of the mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of the mayhem is executed in great style, though some visual effects fall short of the mark. — Richard Kuipers, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023

Romello McRae inbounded to Carr, who launched a fadeaway shot that was short of the mark and Toreadors players poured off their bench. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023

James fell short of the mark against Dallas, scoring 24 points on 9-of-28 shooting. — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023

Five out of six reps were on target and the one that wasn’t fell only slightly short of the mark. — Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2021

Rhymes for short of the mark

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• marque
• narc
• quark
• shark