miss the mark
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miss the mark
verb misses the mark · missing the mark · missed the mark
- Of a projectile, to fail to hit the target.
- 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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title = {miss the mark},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miss%20the%20mark},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}