off the mark
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off the mark
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Inaccurate; not correct or appropriate.
His answers are consistently off the mark. None of them quite make sense.
Similar: wide of the mark, off base, off-track, off target · Opposite: on the mark, on the money, on the dot, bang on
- Making a start (generally in comparison to others). Sarafov was the first off the mark, but the other divisions did not jump off until an hour later and achieved nothing.
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| Español | fuera de la marca, lejos de la marca, equivocado |
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| 日本語 | 的外れ matohazure |
| Français | à côté de la plaque |
| Deutsch | auf dem falschen Dampfer |
| Italiano | inappropriato |
Talk about this word "off the mark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/off%20the%20mark. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. off the mark. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/off%20the%20mark "off the mark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/off%20the%20mark.Cite this
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