off the mark

fuori bersaglio, sbagliato

Errato, impreciso o inadatto alla situazione.

In inglese semplice: Wrong, inaccurate, or unsuitable for the situation.

• Your guess is off the mark.
• The report's estimate was far off the mark.
• Her criticism seems a little off the mark.

Sinonimi: wrong, inaccurate, mistaken

Contrari: correct, accurate

Espressioni comuni: be off the mark, far off the mark, slightly off the mark

avviato, partito

Che ha iniziato un’attività o ottenuto un primo successo, soprattutto rispetto agli altri.

In inglese semplice: Having started an activity or achieved a first success, especially compared with others.

• She was quick off the mark.
• The team got off the mark with an early goal.
• We were slow off the mark in selling online.

Come si usa: be quick/slow off the mark (Our rivals were quick off the mark.); get off the mark (The striker got off the mark with a goal.)

Sinonimi: under way

Espressioni comuni: quick off the mark, slow off the mark, get off the mark