- off base
- mod. off target; wrong; not relevant. (See also way off (base).)□ Your answer was completely off base. Try again.□ You are off base. I will have to deal with someone else.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
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off base — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not agreeing with fact; wrong. * /The idea that touching a toad causes warts is off base./ * /When Tom said that the teacher s explanation did not agree with the book, the teacher was embarrassed at being caught off base./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off base — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not agreeing with fact; wrong. * /The idea that touching a toad causes warts is off base./ * /When Tom said that the teacher s explanation did not agree with the book, the teacher was embarrassed at being caught off base./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off-base — adj. (Mil.) located outside a military base; as, off base housing. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off base — phrasal 1. wrong, mistaken < estimates were way off base > 2. unawares < caught off base by the charges > … New Collegiate Dictionary
base — See: FIRST BASE, GET TO FIRST BASE or REACH FIRST BASE, LOAD THE BASES or FILL THE BASES, OFF BASE, SECOND BASE, STOLEN BASE, THIRD BASE … Dictionary of American idioms
base — See: FIRST BASE, GET TO FIRST BASE or REACH FIRST BASE, LOAD THE BASES or FILL THE BASES, OFF BASE, SECOND BASE, STOLEN BASE, THIRD BASE … Dictionary of American idioms
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Off-World Interceptor — Developer(s) Crystal Dynamics Publisher(s) Crystal Dynamics Platform(s) … Wikipedia
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Base-Jumping — Base Jumper beim Sprung von einem Gebäude in Shanghai Der Begriff Base Jumping (zu Deutsch etwa Objektsprung, Objektspringen) bezeichnet das Fallschirmspringen von festen Objekten. Das Apronym base, auch B.A.S.E. steht für die englischen Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Off — steht für: Off Broadway oder Off Theater, Begriffe aus dem Theaterbereich Off camera, Erzählstimmen, Geräusche und Musik in einer visuellen Produktion, die zu hören, aber nicht zu sehen sind (aus dem Off) Die Abkürzung Off steht für: Offenbarung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
