bark up the wrong tree

뜻

to be mistaken about a cause or solution

원인이나 해결책을 잘못 짚다.

예문

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.

문법

보통 진행형으로 쓴다: be barking up the wrong tree. 시제와 주어에 맞춰 be를 바꾼다. the wrong tree는 단수로 둔다.

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