Barking up the wrong tree
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Meaning
- Waste one's efforts by going on the wrong path
- Putting in ineffective attempts by doing the wrong thing
- To make a wrong choice.
- Accidentally going on the opposite path in something you are trying to achieve.
Example Sentences
- Don't bark up the wrong tree, I was not the one who started this problem.
- You will be barking up the wrong tree if you continue to focus on this issue. Focus on solving it instead.
- He misled all of us, making us believe he was innocent, so we were all barking up the wrong tree.
- They were ashamed of themselves when realizing they were barking up the wrong tree this whole time.
there must be something interesting about that tree that the dog is barking at
Jay Elmssih
Sep 29, 2022 10:56 PM
Lul Magan
Feb 19, 2021 12:33 PM
Barking up the wrong tree.
Kanak Bhati
Feb 25, 2021 4:41 PM
Shouting at the wrong person a wasting your precious voice
Joe fad
Aug 31, 2022 1:42 PM
and hurting the persons feelings