הֶחְטִיא אֶת הַמַּטָּרָה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

To miss a target (mark/ aim) / to miss one's aim

הגדרה (אנגלית)

He shot the arrow at a place other than the target. In a question: He made a mistake and did not reach the correct target (mistake means not hitting the target).

("Thus he thought, but in truth he missed the point, for he was not the son of Abraham, but the son of Abram. And he was very ready to understand the matter" - Shu't Afrakasta Da'aniya Helek D - Various Matters, Simon Shased)