| Word | bark up the wrong tree |
|---|---|
| Description | pursue a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action – informal The metaphor is of a dog that has mistaken the tree in which its quarry has taken refuge and is barking at the foot of the wrong one. 1969 - Arnold Bennett - Forty Years On – For sovereign states to conclude agreements on the basis of a mutual fondness for dogs seems to me to be barking up the wrong tree. pursue a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action – informal The metaphor is of a dog that has mistaken the tree in which its quarry has taken refuge and is barking at the foot of the wrong one. 1969 - Arnold Bennett - Fo |
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