miss the mark



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miss the mark

To be slightly or somewhat mistaken, incorrect, or inaccurate. I believe your statements about the city's homelessness problem have rather missed the mark. The film tries to be a commentary on the middle class in this country, but it ends up missing the mark.
See also: mark, miss

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anna['ænə]
Nitza-Hebrew
Mariannemah-ree-AH-nə (German), MAH-ree-ahn-ne (Finnish)French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Atherden['æθədən]
Haskel-Yiddish
Epifanioe-pee-FAH-nyoSpanish, Italian