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miss the mark

To be slightly or somewhat mistaken, incorrect, or inaccurate. I believe your statements about the city's homelessness problem have rather missed the mark. The film tries to be a commentary on the middle class in this country, but it ends up missing the mark.
See also: mark, miss
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ˌhit/ˌmiss the ˈmark

succeed/fail in achieving or guessing something: He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark.
See also: hit, mark, miss
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Delta and Coca-Cola, from their end, have since apologized for 'missing the mark' and causing anyone offense, as per INSIDER on Feb.
Missing the mark Three different patterns, mis-matched sleeves and a tiered hemline - I can see what Topshop were trying to do with this dress, PS49, but it's a miss not a hit.
Sports stars arrived with dates on their arms dressed in their Sunday best, while others went out on a limb style-wise and ended up missing the mark.
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GOVERNMENT efforts to more women onto the boards of Britain's bigegst companies are missing the mark, says a leading local businesswoman.
The real need is to orchestrate a plan that integrates video so there is a clear and measurable return on investment, or you are missing the mark. That's why we turned to Phil Gerbyshak.
"It is missing the mark a lot of the time, with only a third of the genuinely fuel poor qualifying for help."
I'm afraid you are seriously missing the mark if you believe that people are "paranoid" or, to paraphrase, "been got at" if anyone questions (in journalist's Joe Riley's words) "the disproportionate number of events connected with slavery which officially pepper Liverpool's 800th birthday calendar".
As you might expect in such dangerous waters, it's a hit and miss affair with the busy Up All Night and slick Sweet Vacation working well, but the predictable I Call It Love and slower What You Are missing the mark. He throws in a couple of ballads - Out Of My Head and I Love You - to keep the faithful happy and even tries his hand at reggae on a summery Stand Down.
He's got some provocative views on the future of the industry, where insurers are missing the mark on technology and what products insurers are overlooking.
In the small California Keyes Union Elementary School District, half of the six schools are missing the mark when it comes standards of No Child Left Behind.
If you believe that we are missing the mark, I ask that you make a commitment to help us get back on target.
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The final revenue report shows the Department of Finance and Administration's original revenue forecast was very accurate, missing the mark by less than one-tenth of 1 percent or $2.4 million.