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
wide of the mark — If something is wide of the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect … The small dictionary of idiomes
wide of the mark — index improper Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wide of the mark — adjective not on target the kick was wide the arrow was wide of the mark a claim that was wide of the truth • Syn: ↑wide • Similar to: ↑inaccurate * * * INACCURATE, incorrect, wrong, erroneous, off target, off beam, out, mistaken, misguided,… … Useful english dictionary
wide of the mark — Ⅰ. ► off (or wide of) the mark incorrect or inaccurate. Main Entry: ↑mark Ⅱ. ► wide of the mark 1) a long way from an intended target. 2) inaccurate. Main Entry: ↑ … English terms dictionary
wide off the mark — If something is (or falls) wide off the mark, it is incorrect or inadequate, or it is not what was expected. The price offered was wide off the mark; it was sold for ten times more! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
wide of the mark — far from the target or the thing aimed at, incorrect His ideas for the new company were wide of the mark from what everyone expected … Idioms and examples
wide of the mark — adjective a) Missing the target Well, I suppose you could say the weatherman was wide of the mark again then! b) inaccurate … Wiktionary
wide of the mark — If something is wide of the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
