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
Sommer	['sʌmə]
Perry	PER-ee	English
Kristoffer	KREES-tof-fer (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Allyn	AL-in	English
Eseoghene	-	Western African, Urhobo
Gerontius	-	Late Roman