bark up the wrong tree

Znaczenie

to be mistaken about a cause or solution

Mylić się co do przyczyny lub rozwiązania.

Przykłady

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.

Gramatyka

Zwykle w formie ciągłej: be barking up the wrong tree. be zmienia się zależnie od czasu i podmiotu; the wrong tree pozostaje w liczbie pojedynczej.

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