barking up the wrong tree



barking up the wrong tree

believing the wrong explanation for something He had nothing to do with the robbery - the cops are really barking up the wrong tree this time.
See also: bark, tree, up, wrong

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lorenzolo-REN-tso (Italian), lo-REN-tho (Spanish), lo-REN-so (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Jurian-Medieval Low German
Celinatse-LEE-nahPolish
Zena-English
Maryana-Russian
Girolamo-Italian