miss the mark — to fail to achieve the intended result or to be inaccurate
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to fail to achieve the intended result or to be inaccurate
Pronunciation (IPA): /mɪs ðə mɑːrk/
Korean meaning: 목표를 놓치다, 빗나가다, 실패하다
Korean pronunciation: **미**스 더 **마**크
Example Sentences
- The politician's promises missed the mark with young voters.
- My joke about cats completely missed the mark at the dog lovers' meeting.
- The company's marketing strategy missed the mark this quarter.
miss the mark
NOUN//mɪs ðə mɑːrk//
to fail to achieve the intended result or to be inaccurate
💡 Concept
to fail to achieve the intended result or to be inaccurate
🎵 Rhyme
Miss the mark in the dark park!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/mɪs ðə mɑːrk/
🇬🇧 UK/mɪs ðə mɑːk/
🌳Etymology
Origin
활 쏘기에서 유래된 표현으로, 과녁(mark)을 놓치는(miss) 것에서 비롯되어 목표 달성 실패를 의미하게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
parkbarkdarkshark
park
bark
dark
shark
🔗Collocations
completely miss the mark
miss the mark by miles
widely miss the mark
miss the mark entirely
clearly miss the mark
📝Examples
“The politician's promises missed the mark with young voters.”
😄 Fun example
“My joke about cats completely missed the mark at the dog lovers' meeting.”
“The company's marketing strategy missed the mark this quarter.”
😄 Fun example
“His attempt to impress his date by ordering snails really missed the mark.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
fall shortfailgo wrongmisfirebackfire
Antonyms
hit the marksucceednail it
Related
off targetwide of the markhit or missbullseye
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