be off the mark

Related to word: mark

Idiom

Definition

  1. If something that someone says or writes is off the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.

    (指某人说的或写的)不正确、不准确,与事实不符。

    • His views on the matter are completely off the mark.

      他对这件事的看法完全偏离了事实。

    • Their predictions about the market were clearly off the mark.

      他们对市场的预测显然不准确。

    • I think your understanding of the situation is a little off the mark.

      我觉得你对情况的理解有点偏离事实。