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
Rada-Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Athol['æθəl]
DardenDAHR-dənEnglish (Rare)
LyleLIE-əl, LIELEnglish
Lavi-Hebrew
GrÓA-Norse Mythology, Icelandic