bark up the wrong tree Meaning If you're barking up the wron | Learn English Idioms Land

bark up the wrong tree

Meaning
If you're barking up the wrong tree, you're looking for something in the wrong place or going about something in the wrong way

For example

The police think the drugs are being brought in by the mafia, but they're barking up the wrong tree. They should be looking much closer to home.

She's barking up the wrong tree if she's interested in Gavin. Doesn't she know he's gay?
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