miss the mark

miss the mark (Not convey properly), verb be off the mark, cause error, close to, commit an error, get an incorrect assessment, give a false impression, gloss over the signifiiance, go amiss, go astray, go wrong, labor under a misapprehension, make a mistake, miss the importance, miss the most important issue, not be clear, not be germane

---

miss the mark (Not on point), verb be deceived, be erroneous, be misguided, be misled, be mistaken, be wrong, commit an error, delude oneself, fall into error, labor under a misapprehension, make a mistake, misapprehend, miscompute, misconstrue, misinterpret, misjudge, receive a false impression
Associated concepts: directed verdict, motion to dismiss

---

See also: fail, lose