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Davidleels Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
way off base means what?
hi,
I've got a sentence read I just wanted to make sure I wasn't way off base.well, it is hard to find out meanings as such words or phrases in the dictionary,(I even dont know if it belongs to a phrase or idiom),offten what you get is nothing.
could someone tell me what the meanings of way off base is?
THANKS
BTW:do some one know where I can find a mailing list or something like that ,can answer such questions when you ask?
I've got a sentence read I just wanted to make sure I wasn't way off base.well, it is hard to find out meanings as such words or phrases in the dictionary,(I even dont know if it belongs to a phrase or idiom),offten what you get is nothing.
could someone tell me what the meanings of way off base is?
THANKS
BTW:do some one know where I can find a mailing list or something like that ,can answer such questions when you ask?
Top answer
way off base - too far from the truth/too far from reality
- way off base - too far from the truth/too far from reality
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Hi,
I imagine this comes from the sport of baseball.
Here's the picture.
A player is standing on what is called 'a base'. If he leaves ('gets off') the base, the other team can cause him to be 'out' (meaning, roughly, he loses).
Thus, if you are 'off base', it means that you are not where you are supposed to be.
Best wishes, Clive
I imagine this comes from the sport of baseball.
Here's the picture.
A player is standing on what is called 'a base'. If he leaves ('gets off') the base, the other team can cause him to be 'out' (meaning, roughly, he loses).
Thus, if you are 'off base', it means that you are not where you are supposed to be.
Best wishes, Clive
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In addition to Nona's definition, in AmE, it can mean that someone is being very insulting.
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