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.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anej-Slovene
Aliprand-Ancient Germanic
Balthasar[bɔ:l'θəzɑ:]
Amalasuintha-Ancient Germanic
Blanch[bla:ntʃ]
HiltraudHIL-trowtGerman