be in the wrong



be in the wrong

To have done something incorrect or inappropriate. The other driver was totally in the wrong—he hit me, after all! I was in the wrong to assume that you two had reconciled. I should have checked before inviting you both to the dinner party.
See also: wrong

be in the wrong

to have done something which is wrong, for which you should be blamed If they failed to notice the damage, they're definitely in the wrong. I fully accept that I was in the wrong and I think I ought to apologize.
See also: wrong

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WiesŁAwavye-SWAH-vahPolish
Dragutin-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Ansty['ænsti]
MiodragMEE-o-drahgSerbian, Croatian
Rolland[rɔ:'læŋ]
Eutropioe-oo-TRO-pyoSpanish