short of the mark

Both figures are likely to be very short of the mark.

I fear you have fallen far short of the mark.

I fell short of the mark and lost the woman, but the times were sweet.

More often than not, good intentions fall short of the mark.

Maybe the satisfaction bit is pretty much up to the individuals, but anything less and we will fall short of the mark.

Well, it missed — or at least fell a little short of the mark.

In both these goals he comes close but falls just short of the mark.

Just like the Jazz, the ball fell short of the mark.

Salads fell a bit short of the mark as well.

She moved as if to slap her younger brother but held up short of the mark.

The report showed the forecasts fell far short of the mark.

"We fell a little short of the mark," he said.

The state's response to this order clearly fell short of the mark."

And in some areas, the Government's initiatives fall distinctly short of the mark.

Even so, 100 cd/m2 falls way short of the mark.

In the previous season, Jones fell just short of the mark (993).

Girl E believes that such estimates fall a long way short of the mark.

Last year's flows also fell short of the marks reached in 1992, 1986 and 1983.

But this method falls a long way short of the mark in telling us everything about what they eat.

Isn't that about $100 billion short of the mark?

This statement comes up way short of the mark.

And if anything does come of this, it may fall well short of the mark.

Efforts to get that amendment approved by Congress have fallen far short of the mark.

McCain currently has 812, leaving him just 379 delegates short of the mark.

"We expect strict compliance with these laws and will go after those that fall short of the mark."