James threw a stone at the cat but it went wide of the mark.
You were wide of the mark when you said I did it, because Bill did it.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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./… … Dictionary of American idioms
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./… … Dictionary of American idioms
fall wide of the mark — See: WIDE OF THE MARK … Dictionary of American idioms
fall wide of the mark — See: WIDE OF THE MARK … Dictionary of American idioms
The Mark of Cain (band) — This page is about the band from Australia; see Mark of Cain for other uses. Infobox musical artist Name = The Mark of Cain Img capt = The Mark of Cain Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Adelaide, South Australia… … Wikipedia
mark — See: MAKE ONE S MARK, TOE THE LINE or TOE THE MARK, UP TO THE MARK at UP TO PAR(2), WALK THE CHALK or WALK THE CHALK LINE or WALK THE CHALK MARK, WIDE OF THE MARK … Dictionary of American idioms
mark — See: MAKE ONE S MARK, TOE THE LINE or TOE THE MARK, UP TO THE MARK at UP TO PAR(2), WALK THE CHALK or WALK THE CHALK LINE or WALK THE CHALK MARK, WIDE OF THE MARK … Dictionary of American idioms
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Wide — (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable distance or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wide gauge — Wide Wide (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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