off the mark

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/ˈɔf ðə ˈmɑrk/

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wrong and inaccurate

Bedini and Curzi were probably not far off the mark in their analysis.
He's right on the mark about movies being out of step with American culture.
His criticisms are way off the mark.
His efforts to console her were off the mark.
Robinson didn't think the story was so far off the mark.