wide of the mark

Any suggestion the second Test was only decided by the coin would be wide of the mark.

Asked by Bloomberg whether he could reassure investors that any potential rise would not be as high as 39%, Sir Keir replied: "Quite a lot of speculation is getting pretty wide of the mark."

Either could yet be vindicated but so far both have been wide of the mark.

Despite parents' concerns, the IFS has this year said predictions the VAT policy spells the end for independent schools are wide of the mark.

But to say that disillusionment with the club is the defining reason for his swapping the blue of Leicester to that of Chelsea is wide of the mark.