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/
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
His arrow flew past the target and the crowd groaned as he missed the mark.
🎵 Rhyme
Miss the mark in the dark park!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/mɪs ðə mɑːrk/
🇬🇧 UK/mɪs ðə mɑːk/
🌳Etymology
🎵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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