be on the wrong track
1be on the wrong track — to be doing something in a way that will cause you to fail. I think the government s on the wrong track with this latest policy …
2on the wrong track — {adv. phr.} Lost; pursuing the wrong lead. * /Professor MacAlister confessed that his chemical experiments were on the wrong track./ Contrast: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE …
3on the wrong track — {adv. phr.} Lost; pursuing the wrong lead. * /Professor MacAlister confessed that his chemical experiments were on the wrong track./ Contrast: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE …
4on the wrong track — on the right/wrong/track phrase doing or thinking the right wrong things The figures show we are on the right track. Thesaurus: wrong about somethingsynonym exact and accurate …
5on\ the\ wrong\ track — adv. phr. Lost; pursuing the wrong lead. Professor McAlister confessed that his chemical experiments were on the wrong track. Contrast: bark up the wrong tree …
6on the wrong track — not correct about something. If you suspect my son was involved, you are on the wrong track …
7on the wrong track — ► on the right (or wrong) track following a course likely to result in success (or failure). Main Entry: ↑track …
8the wrong side of the tracks — (informal) A slum or other socially disadvantaged area ● track * * * the wrong (or right) side of the tracks informal a poor, less prestigious (or wealthy, prestigious) part of town * * * the wrong side of the tracks see ↑track …
9The Wrong Side of the Tracks — is episode number 1.1 of the Happy Tree Friends TV Series.Infobox Television episode Title = The Wrong Side of the Tracks Caption = Cuddles and Handy, Giggles and Petunia, and Lifty and Shifty all enjoy the ride, but not for long. Series = Happy… …
10the wrong side of the tracks — ► the wrong side of the tracks informal a poor or less prestigious part of town. [ORIGIN: with reference to the railway tracks of American towns, once serving as a line of demarcation between rich and poor quarters.] Main Entry: ↑track …
