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.
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Ariana
Nov 22, 2024 12:55 AM
wrong tree
Aurien
Oct 21, 2024 11:45 PM
I really don't understand. what is going on, what's up that tree?
Nathan W
Sep 20, 2024 12:09 AM
It most find something on the tree.😏😏😏
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