"Off the mark" nghĩa là gì?

Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Millwall, the moment Glenn Murray missed a penalty. Photo courtesy Richard Fisher.

'Off the mark' trượt, không trúng; lạc đề (not quite exactly right).

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They said the course would be easy but that turned out to be way off the mark.

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Priorities are off the mark by billions of dollars: Crumbling roads, bridges and an inadequately maintained railway transportation system are just a few of the major infrastructure problems facing Massachusetts. You think politicians would be more concerned with tackling these problems, but not in Massachusetts. Instead, we have recent reports of politicians, both past and present, who have obtained plum (béo bở) positions in the state's bid to host the 2014 Summer Olympics. Then there is controversy surrounding the $1 billion expansion of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Really? This is a city-run center that loses money every year...

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