miss the mark | Idiomator

Meaning: (literally)Of aprojectile, to fail to hit thetarget.; (figuratively)To fail to achieve the intended result.The party's manifestomissed the markand failed to attract people's attention.2024May 9, Emma Roth, quoting Tor Myhren, “Apple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’”, inThe Verge‎[1]:In a statement provided toAd Age, Tor Myhren, Apple’s vice president of marketing, said the company “missed the mark.”

Examples:

EN: Musicians starve as always. And novelists miss the mark.
ES: los músicos pasan hambre como siempre y los novelistas fracasan.
EN: It's just as bad to miss the mark by 100 paces as by 50.
ES: Es tan malo fallar el blanco por 100 pasos como por 50.
EN: Just know... the needles are big as sausages, and if I miss the mark by even a hair, your heart might explode.
ES: Sólo tienes que saber... las agujas son grandes como las salchichas, y si dejo de usar la marca, incluso por un pelo, tu corazón puede estallar.
EN: Many tales of science fiction miss the mark when it comes to predicting the future.
ES: Muchos cuentos de ciencia ficción pierden la pista cuando se trata de predecir el futuro.
EN: When you aren't focused about your goal you tend to miss the mark If you deviate from the path, you lose your destination.
ES: tiendes a perder la marca... pierdes tu destino.
EN: It means to miss the mark.
ES: Significa fallarle al blanco.
EN: It means "to miss the mark." We all miss. That's not the issue.
ES: Desde hace más de 50 años de investigación Ahora , sabemos que si tienes un dispositivo electrónico que ha sido diseñado para de números aleatorios ...
EN: And we were concerned that it was gonna miss the mark.
ES: Y nos preocupaba que iba a faltar la marca
EN: Did I miss the mark?
ES: ¿He perdido la huella?
EN: The next one ain't gonna miss the mark.
ES: El siguiente no lo fallaré.
EN: I know some years I miss the mark on Valentine's day.
ES: Sé que algunos años no doy la talla para San Valentín.
EN: If we miss the mark, it'll go up in flames.
ES: Si perdemos la marca, explotará en llamas.
EN: See you completely miss the mark.
ES: ¿Ves? Te pasaste de la raya.
EN: What I think is brilliant about Game Of Thrones, it's a fantasy world but it's a completely realistic depiction of how power works. What power does to people, what people do to get power, what happens when they fall short, when they miss the mark.
ES: Lo que pienso es brillante sobre Game Of Thrones, es un mundo de fantasía pero es una representación completamente realista de cómo funciona el poder ¿Qué poder hace para gente, lo que la gente hace para obtener poder,
EN: Movies can be great teaching tools when it comes to love, but some tend to miss the mark.
HI: जब प्यार की बात आती है तो फिल्में बहुत अच्छे शिक्षण उपकरण हो सकते हैं, लेकिन कुछ निशान छूट जाते हैं।

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