bark up the wrong tree

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to be mistaken about a cause or solution

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Contoh

1. 1If you’re blaming the printer, you’re barking up the wrong tree; the file itself is blank.
2. 2The repair team were barking up the wrong tree until they checked the loose cable.
3. 3Anyone blaming the recipe is barking up the wrong tree; the oven never heated up.
4. 4You were barking up the wrong tree by blaming Jo; she wasn’t even at the rehearsal.
5. 5Replacing the battery? You’re barking up the wrong tree; this camera works only when plugged in.

Tata bahasa

Biasanya dalam bentuk continuous: be barking up the wrong tree. be berubah sesuai tenses dan subjek; the wrong tree tetap tunggal.

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