not far off/out/wrong
not far off
Partially or nearly correct; close to the truth. A: "What did that TV cost you? $3,500?" B: "Not far off—$3,750." A: "I've always suspected that he was stealing money from the company." B: "You're not far off. He's been using its offshore accounts to hide his earnings from the IRS."
See also: far, not, off
not far out
Partially or nearly correct; close to the truth. A: "What did that TV cost you? $3,500?" B: "Not far out—$3,750." A: "I've always suspected that he was stealing money from the company." B: "You're not far out. He's been using its offshore accounts to hide his earnings from the IRS."
See also: far, not, out
not far wrong
Partially or nearly correct; close to the truth. A: "What did that TV cost you? $3,500?" B: "Not far wrong—$3,750." A: "I've always suspected that he was stealing money from the company." B: "You're not far wrong. He's been using its offshore accounts to hide his earnings from the IRS."
See also: far, not, wrong
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not far ˈoff/ˈout/ˈwrong
(informal) almost correct: She said she thought it would be sold for $200, and she wasn’t far wrong: someone paid $235 for it. The original sales’ estimate was not far off.See also: far, not, off, out, wrong
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