F. Dostoevsky

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

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wrong

[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

in the wrong

[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

bark up the wrong tree

[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

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]. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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