“Wide of the mark”in other languages
Wrong or off the point.
English
Catalan
French
EnglishCatalanFrenchSame idea, different pictures
English misses the target like an arrow that lands wide. French is beside the plate, à côté de la plaque, answering something other than the question.
Catalan pees outside the pot, pixar fora de test: about as far from the point as you can get.
More sayings in other languages
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- Put your foot in it
- Something fishy is going on
- Have a screw loose
- Break a leg