be off base
be off base
1. To be inaccurate or wrong. I never once said that! Your reporter is completely off base in her accusations. I thought I knew what real estate costs around here, but wow, I was totally off base.
2. Of a runner in baseball, to not be touching the base. The pitcher saw that the runner at first was off base and threw him out.
See also: base, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be off the mark
- be off beam
- far off the mark
- off the mark
- be way off beam
- fall for
- fall for (someone or something)
- off (the) track
- off the track
- a different ball of wax