take one wrong

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[wrong] See: [BARK UP THE WRONG TREE], [BET ON THE WRONG HORSE], [GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT], [GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED], [IN THE WRONG], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in the wrong] {adj. phr.} With moral or legal right or truth against you; against justice, truth, or fact; wrong. * /In attacking a smaller boy, Jack was plainly in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[bark up the wrong tree] {v. phr.}, {informal} To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. * /If he thinks he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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