当あたらずとも遠とおからず

expression

near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

Used when a statement, guess, or description is not exactly correct but is reasonably close to the truth. Often follows a conjecture or estimate.

• 彼かれの予よ想そうは当あたらずとも遠とおからずだった。

  His prediction was pretty close to the mark.

• その説せつ明めいは当あたらずとも遠とおからずだと思おもう。

  I think that explanation is not far off the mark.