miss the mark

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miss the mark

verb misses the mark · missing the mark · missed the mark

  1. literally Of a projectile, to fail to hit the target.
  2. figuratively To fail to achieve the intended result. The party's manifesto missed the mark and failed to attract people's attention.

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@misc{miss_the_mark_2026,
  title = {miss the mark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miss%20the%20mark},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}