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be wide of the mark

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be wide of the mark

 

1. to be wrong Yesterday's weather forecast was rather wide of the mark.

2. if you are wide of the mark when you aim or shoot at something, you miss what you are trying to hit Giggs had another chance early in the second half, but once again his shot was wide of the mark.

See also: mark, of, wide