à côté de la plaque
French
Etymology
Literally, “next to the target”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ko.te d(ə) la plak/
France (Vosges) (file)
Prepositional phrase
- (informal) off the mark, wide of the mark, off-beam, off-the-wall; beside the point, beside the mark
- être à côté de la plaque ― to be off the mark
- répondre à côté de la plaque ― to answer beside the point
Usage notes
- As an adjective, chiefly used predicatively.
See also
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