bark up the wrong tree

(idiom) to make the wrong choice when thinking about two or more options

Example Sentences:

The boss always barks up the wrong tree every time there is a problem. She always gets mad at the wrong department.

My mother barked up the wrong tree when she accused me of stealing. It was my sister!

If you think that I ate your food, you’re barking up the wrong tree. I wasn’t even home this weekend!

If he’s planning to go to Law school, he’s barking up the wrong tree by studying medicine.

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Similar idioms:

1. at a crossroads
2. by leaps and bounds
3. a hill of beans
4. as cool as a cucumber
5. basket case
6. a picture paints a thousand words
7. all nighter
8. back seat driver
9. the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
10. up a tree
11. rub someone the wrong way
12. get up on the wrong side of the bed