on the wrong track

on 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.
Categories: add yours {adv. phr.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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