Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “wide off the mark” and its meaning is “inaccurate, incorrect, wrong; off target, off the mark”.
Example Sentence: Talks about the Ukraine crisis between senior US and Russian diplomats, held in Geneva at the end of last week, appear to have calmed tensions, at least for now. The situation on Ukraine’s land and sea borders, where Moscow has amassed troops and powerful military assets, remains grave. But alarmist predictions of imminent, large-scale conflict have proved wide of the mark.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The Observer view on US-Russia talks and tensions in Ukraine and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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