on a wrong scent
1bark up the wrong tree — (Colloq.) Mistake, err, make a mistake, be in the wrong box, on the wrong scent, or on the wrong track …
2barking up the wrong tree — Meaning Following a false scent. Origin Dogs bark at the bottom of trees where they think their quarry is hiding …
3Error — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Error >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 error error fallacy Sgm: N 1 misconception misconception misapprehension misstanding misunderstanding Sgm: N 1 inexactness inexactness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 laxity …
4misguided — adj misled, misdirected, misadvised, misinstructed, misinformed, deceived, led astray; unwise, injudicious, imprudent, impolitic, ill advised, ill considered, ill contrived, ill devised, ill judged; mistaken, erroneous, fallacious, wrong, dead… …
5bark — I n 1. bowwow, arf, yelp, yip, yap, cry; roar, bellow, Obs. bell, howl, bay, hoot, ululation. 2. blast, bang, report, crack, snap; boom, explosion, thunder. 3. snap, snarl, growl; shout, yell, outcry, bawl, Inf. holler; scream, screech, shriek. v …
6bark — {{11}}bark (n.2) any small ship, early 15c., from M.Fr. barque (15c.), from L.L. barca (c.400 C.E.), probably cognate with V.L. *barica (see BARGE (Cf. barge)). More precise sense of three masted ship (17c.) often is spelled barque to distinguish …
7James Sadleir — (c. 1815 ndash; June 4, 1881) was a member (MP) of the British House of Commons, chiefly notable for being one of the few members expelled by that body. Sadleir was the son of Clement William Sadleir of Shrone Hill, County Tipperary. His brother… …
8Oedipus (Dryden) — For other uses, see Oedipus (disambiguation). Title page of Oedipus: A Tragedy (1679). The heroic drama Oedipus: A Tragedy, is an adaption of Sophocles Oedipus the King, written by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. After being licensed in 1678 and… …
9Doctor Watson — This article is about the Sherlock Holmes character. For other uses, see Doctor Watson (disambiguation). Dr. John H. Watson Sherlock Holmes character Dr. Watson (left) and Sherlock Holmes, by Sidney Paget …
10riot — {{11}}riot (n.) early 13c., debauchery, extravagance, wanton living, from O.Fr. riote (masc. riot) dispute, quarrel, perhaps from Prov. riota, of uncertain origin. Meaning public disturbance is first recorded late 14c. Meaning something… …
