歪打正着 meaning in English

hit the mark by a fluke; but harvest exactly what one wishes; do sth. unintentionally; score a lucky hit

There is a growing school of thought that freud was right , but for the wrong reasons
越来越多的人认为佛洛伊德是对的，但却是歪打正着。
As for soft power , abu ghraib , guant namo bay , america ' s slowness to tackle climate change and its neglect of the palestinians have all , rightly or wrongly , cost it dearly
至于软实力，阿布格莱布监狱、关塔那摩基地、全球变暖问题和对巴勒斯坦的忽视，这一切，不管是直接出击或歪打正着，都对美国的软实力造成了极大的伤害。