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
Martinemar-TEEN (French), mahr-TEE-nə (Dutch)French, Dutch, Norwegian
Bamford['bæmfəd]
BÉBhionnBAY-vin, BE-veenIrish
Eva['i:və]
Siran-Armenian
Kwame-Western African, Akan