bark up the wrong tree

意味

to be mistaken about a cause or solution

原因や解決策を見誤る.

例文

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.

文法

通常は進行形：be barking up the wrong tree。時制と主語に合わせて be を変える。the wrong tree は単数のまま。

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