fall wide of the mark

See: WIDE OF THE MARK.

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wide of the mark

[wide of the mark] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Far from the target or the thing aimed at. * /James threw a stone at the cat but it went wide […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

far and wide

[far and wide] {adv. phr.} Everywhere, in all directions. * /The wind blew the papers far and wide./ * /My old school friends are scattered far and wide now./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mark

[mark] See: [MAKE ONE'S MARK], [TOE THE LINE] or [TOE THE MARK], [UP TO THE MARK] at [UP TO PAR] (2), [WALK THE CHALK] or [WALK THE CHALK LINE] or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come from far and wide

[come from far and wide] {v. phr.} To originate or hail from many different places. * /The students at this university come from far and wide and speak many languages./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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