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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 can fool me, he is
barking up the wrong tree.
He is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his
troubles on bad luck.
The police were looking for a tall thin man, but were
barking up the wrong tree; the thief was short and
fat.
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