to be barking up the wrong tree

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• barking 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• barking up the wrong tree — If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• barking 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… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• barking 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• Barking up the wrong tree —   If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong …   Dictionary of English idioms

• barking 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 …   English dictionary

• (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 …   Useful english dictionary

• be 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• be 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 …   English terms dictionary

• barking up the wrong tree —  Asking or speaking with the wrong person or with someone who has already made his or her decision …   American business jargon

• you are barking up the wrong tree — you are complaining to the wrong person …   English contemporary dictionary