be off beam

To be inaccurate or wrong. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I never once said that! Your reporter is completely off beam in her accusations. I thought I knew what real estate costs around here, but wow, I was totally off beam.

be off beam

(British & Australian)

to be wrong Overall the article was well-written although one or two points that she made were a little off beam. I'm afraid your calculations are way off beam.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
KonrÁD	-	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Abilene	AB-i-leen (English), ab-i-LEE-nee (English)	Biblical
Russell	RUS-əl	English
Gaspare	-	Italian
Agapito	ah-gah-PEE-to	Spanish, Italian
Zoe	ZO-ee (English), DZO-e (Italian)	English, Greek, Italian, Ancient Greek