It was too little, too late. We missed the mark.

I fell from the sky. I'm a parachutist, and I missed my mark.

He left an indelible mark. He'll certainly be missed.

I missed the boat when I was doing Late Night.

Rather than squander the surplus on tax breaks for the rich, we should add a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program, shore up Social Security, fortify our defense, provide a quality public education and offer economic assistance to rural areas.

Finger pointing does not provide answers to grieving relatives,