wide\ of\ the\ mark

wide\ of\ the\ mark
adv or adj. phr.
1. Far from the target or the thing aimed at.

James threw a stone at the cat but it went wide of the mark.

2. Far from the truth; incorrect.

You were wide of the mark when you said I did it, because Bill did it.

Contrast: hit the bull's-eye, hit the nail on the head

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