"off the mark" meaning in All languages combined

See off the mark on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} off the mark, {{en-PP}} off the mark
  1. (figuratively) Inaccurate; not correct or appropriate. Tags: figuratively Translations (inaccurate): asian vierestä (Finnish), à côté de la plaque (French), inappropriato (Italian), 的外れ (matohazure) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-off_the_mark-en-prep_phrase-LuBNrI0A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'inaccurate': 91 9
  2. Making a start (generally in comparison to others).
    Sense id: en-off_the_mark-en-prep_phrase-lBMTTrse
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wide of the mark Related terms: get off the mark

Download JSON data for off the mark meaning in All languages combined (2.2kB)

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      "sense": "inaccurate",
      "word": "asian vierestä"
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      "word": "的外れ"
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