How to Pronounce "wide of the mark"
expression
WIDE-uhv-thuh-mark
WIDE-uhv-thuh-maak
Definition
If something is wide of the mark, it is incorrect, inaccurate, or not true; it misses the point or target.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwaɪd/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmɑɹk
British English
wˈaɪd/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈɑːk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WIDE-uhv-thuh-mark
UK
WIDE-uhv-thuh-maak
Listen in Context
His guess was wide of the mark.
That answer is wide of the mark.
My prediction was wide of the mark this time.
Sorry, but your comment is wide of the mark.