barking up the wrong tree
1barking up the wrong tree — informal phrase doing something that will not get the result you want If you think she’s going to help you, you’re barking up the wrong tree. Thesaurus: wrong about somethingsynonym Main entry: bark * * * barking up the wrong tree …
2barking up the wrong tree — If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong …
3barking up the wrong tree — If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is barking up the wrong tree is doing the wrong thing, because their… …
4barking up the wrong tree — believing the wrong explanation for something. He had nothing to do with the robbery the cops are really barking up the wrong tree this time …
5Barking up the wrong tree — If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong …
6barking up the wrong tree — informal doing something that will not get the result you want If you think she s going to help you, you re barking up the wrong tree …
7barking up the wrong tree — Asking or speaking with the wrong person or with someone who has already made his or her decision …
8(be) barking up the wrong tree — be barking up the wrong ˈtree idiom (informal) to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve sth • You re barking up the wrong tree if you re expecting us to lend you any money. Main entry: ↑barkidiom …
9be barking up the wrong tree — informal to be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something. New evidence suggests that we have been barking up the wrong tree in our search for a cure …
10be barking up the wrong tree — ► be barking up the wrong tree informal be pursuing a mistaken line of thought or course of action. Main Entry: ↑bark …