off base

prepositional phrase4

1. •
   (figurative) Mistaken; misguided; somewhat wrong in opinion or judgment.

   • But he's off-base in describing the city as having "record crime" until he took office. — 2007
2. •
   (figurative) Incorrect or inappropriate; not properly executed, envisioned, or understood.

   • That partisan rhetoric may be heated, but it's not entirely off base. — 2010
3. •
   Situated or happening outside the boundaries of a military base.

   • A Virginia lawmaker wants to improve off-base living conditions for enlisted troops with families. — 2009
4. •
   Positioned somewhere between the bases, and hence vulnerable to being caught out.

   • The hippo heard us, and, like a baseball player caught off base, tried to get back to the river. — 1907