Sekirov Dictionary

bark up the wrong tree

verb1

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To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
- The investigator spent days trying to prove the butler committed the murder, but it turns out he was barking up the wrong tree.

forms

barked up the wrong tree · barking up the wrong tree · barks up the wrong tree

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