Phrase guide

off the mark

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Inaccurate; not correct or appropriate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • His answers are consistently off the mark. None of them quite make sense.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Making a start (generally in comparison to others).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: de plank misslaan — inaccurate
  • Finnish: asian vierestä — inaccurate
  • French: à côté de la plaque — inaccurate
  • German: auf dem falschen Dampfer — inaccurate
  • Icelandic: vera úti að aka — inaccurate
  • Irish: i bhfad ón sprioc — inaccurate
  • Italian: inappropriato — inaccurate
  • Japanese: 的外れ (matohazure) — inaccurate
  • Polish: nietrafny — inaccurate
  • Polish: błędny — inaccurate
  • Polish: mylny — inaccurate
  • Spanish: fuera de la marca — inaccurate
  • Spanish: lejos de la marca — inaccurate
  • Spanish: equivocado — inaccurate
  • Swedish: vara ute och cykla — inaccurate