barking up the wrong tree
中文释义
搞错方向,误解情况
To pursue a mistaken or misguided course of action.
常用搭配
- chasing a false lead找错方向
- blaming the wrong one怪错对象
- looking in the wrong place搞错门路
例句
- If you suspect me, you're barking up the wrong tree.你怀疑我就找错人了。
- That theory is barking up the wrong tree.那套理论完全搞错了方向。