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Please show me example sentences with to bark up the wrong tree . Tell me as many daily expressions as possible.
Please show me example sentences with to bark up the wrong tree . Tell me as many daily expressions as possible.
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@catherinetsch: The boss always barks up the wrong tree every time there is a problem. She always gets mad at the wrong department.
My mother barked up the wrong tree when she accused me of stealing. It was my sister!
If you think that I ate your food, you’re barking up the wrong tree. I wasn’t even home this weekend!
If he’s planning to go to Law school, he’s barking up the wrong tree by studying medicine.
I have been trying to solve this math problem for 30 minutes, I think I am barking up the wrong tree.
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It means to chase the wrong line of inquiry in trying to solve a problem or understand something.
You can also use "get the wrong end of the stick" e.g. "He really got the wrong end of the stick" "He really is barking up the wrong tree"
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