off the mark

NOUN

//ɔːf ðə mɑːrk//

incorrect; inaccurate; not hitting the target

💡 Concept

incorrect; inaccurate; not hitting the target

🎵 Rhyme

His shots in the park were off the mark, arrows lost in the dark!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɔːf ðə mɑːrk/

🇬🇧 UK/ɒf ðə mɑːk/

🌳Etymology

Origin

활쟁이가 과녁(mark)에서 벗어나(off) 화살을 쏘는 모습에서 유래된 표현입니다. 목표물을 맞히지 못했다는 의미가 '부정확하다'는 뜻으로 확장되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

parkbarkdarkspark

park

bark

dark

spark

🔗Collocations

wide off the mark

completely off the mark

way off the mark

not far off the mark

off the mark about

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“The fortune teller's predictions were way off the mark - she said I'd become a millionaire by Tuesday!”

“His estimate of the project cost was off the mark by several thousand dollars.”

😄 Fun example

“My mom's guess about my test score wasn't off the mark - she knew I'd fail before I did!”

“The weather forecast was completely off the mark today.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

incorrectinaccuratewrongmistakenerroneous

Antonyms

accuratecorrectpreciseon target

miss the pointhit the markon the nosewide of the mark

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off the mark (**오**프 더 **마**크) — incorrect; inaccurate; not hitting the target

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