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miss the markTo fail to hit the target.Rate it:

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miss the markTo fail to reach the result that was intended.Rate it:

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Miss RightA perfect, ideal or suitable female mate or wife.Rate it:

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a miss is as good as a mileA failure remains a failure, regardless of how close to success one has actually come.Rate it:

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near missnarrowly avoided accidentRate it:

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back in the knife drawer, Miss SharpSaid as a retort to somebody who has made a cutting remark.Rate it:

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blink-and-you-miss-itBarely visible because gone too quickly.Rate it:

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give something a missTo forego something.Rate it:

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I miss youAn expression of sorrow or sadness about the absence of a family member, close friend, lover or spouse.Rate it:

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miss outTo miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.Rate it:

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miss the boatTo miss out (on something); to be ignorant (of something).Rate it:

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Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chanceRate it:

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miss the boatTo fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.Rate it:

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miss the pointTo fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance.Rate it:

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swing and a missA sincere but unsuccessful attempt.Rate it:

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mark downTo write a memorandum about.Rate it:

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mark upTo increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.Rate it:

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toe the markYou Better 'Mind Your Business', Stick To The Essentials, Follow The Rules, Work With The Program, Pay Attention:Rate it:

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make one's markTo make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve apparent success.Rate it:

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mark down asTo come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.Rate it:

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off the markInaccurate; not correct or appropriate.Rate it:

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on your mark, get set, goA three-command start when racing:Rate it:

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beauty markOr artificially using cosmetics.Rate it:

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black marksomething that negatively affects someone's reputationRate it:

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make one's markTo sign (a document) by making a cross or other mark.Rate it:

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mark asTo provide sufficient reason to come to a conclusion about something.Rate it:

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mark downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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mark my wordsListen to me; used before a statement one wishes to emphasize.Rate it:

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mark offTo indicate as dealt with, as on a list.Rate it:

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mark offTo separate by or as with a boundary line.Rate it:

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mark outto classifyRate it:

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mark outto set the boundaries of an areaRate it:

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mark outto obliterate or cancel with a markRate it:

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mark timeMarching in place; not going anywhere.Rate it:

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Mark Time!Stay With IT!, Us, the Action, The Group, The Program, the Thrust, 'What's Going-On'!Rate it:

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mark upTo add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.Rate it:

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on the markPrecisely accurate; correct or appropriate.Rate it:

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question markDoubt or uncertainty.Rate it:

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question markThe punctuation mark “?”, used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question..Rate it:

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quick off the markfast to act or react.Rate it:

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wide of the markInaccurate.Rate it:

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wide of the markMissing the target.Rate it:

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absence makes the heart grow fonderWhen someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it.Rate it:

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can't see the forest for the treesTo miss the major things while only seeing the minor details; to overlook the entire situation due to focusing on small aspectsRate it:

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draw onTo sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.Rate it:

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cross offTo finish; to mark something as complete.Rate it:

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rest his soulUsed parenthetically to mark the referent as being deceased.Rate it:

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one who hesitates is lostA person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.Rate it:

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burn rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:

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swing throughTo swing and miss at a pitch.Rate it:

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