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Meaning of be wide of the mark in English

be wide of the mark

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to be wrong:
Yesterday's weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.
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(Definition of be wide of the mark from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of be wide of the mark

in Chinese (Traditional)
錯了, 不準確…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
错了, 不准确…
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być całkowicie błędnym…
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doğru olmaktan çok uzak olmak, doğrunun yanından bile geçmemek…
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быть далеким от истины…
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