English Dictionary

wide of the mark

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑːk/

形容詞

慣用表現

Of a projectile: missing the target. / (idiomatic) (Very) inaccurate.

日本語の意味

標的や目的に対して大きく外れている / （比喩的に）非常に不正確な、的を射ていない

The archer's final shot was wide of the mark, and the judges marked the round as a miss.

その弓手の最後の一射は的を外し、審判はそのラウンドをミスとして記録した。

意味（1）

Of a projectile: missing the target.

Each had a gun, and the three had been shooting at a number of rabbits. Only Werner had been successful, the others shooting wide of the mark.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) (Very) inaccurate.

Well, I suppose you could say the weatherman was wide of the mark again then!