bark up the wrong tree

Значення

to be mistaken about a cause or solution

Помилятися щодо причини чи способу розв'язання.

Приклади

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.

Граматика

Зазвичай у тривалій формі: be barking up the wrong tree. Змінюйте be за часом і підметом; the wrong tree залишається в однині.

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