TODAY'S IDIOM: WIDE OF THE MARK

"WIDE OF THE MARK"

If something is wide of the mark, it isn't true or accurate, or it misses the target.

Example: The manager expected sales to double this year, but his prediction was wide of the mark. They only increased by ten per cent. 

Lejos de la realidad.

Example sentences:

• Ronaldo's first shot was wide of the mark, but his second one went right into the back of the net for a goal / El primer disparo de Ronaldo estaba lejos de la realidad, pero el segundo fue a la derecha en el fondo de la portería para un gol.

• The weather forecast for today was wide of the mark. It's been a beautiful sunny day, but the forecast said it would be wet and windy / El pronóstico de hoy estaba lejos de la realidad. Ha sido un hermoso día, pero el pronóstico dijo que sería húmedo y ventoso.

Additional examples:

• Yesterday's weather forecast was rather wide of the mark.

• Giggs had another chance early in the second half, but once again his shot was wide of the mark.

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