Language Cafe: Barking up the Wrong Tree

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Barking up the Wrong Tree

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Definition: To make the wrong choice; to ask the wrong person; to follow the wrong course.

Origin: The phrase is an allusion to the mistake made by dogs when they believe they have chased a prey up a tree, but the prey may have escaped by leaping from one tree to another.

A

She thinks she can use her tears to win back his heart. But I think she is barking up the wrong tree. She doesn't know how cold-hearted this man is!

她以为眼泪能打动这个男人，但我觉得她找错人了，她不知道他是个多么冷酷的男人。

B

Stop barking up the wrong tree! I am not the one you should be making this complaint to. I have no say in this project.

你找错人了，你不应该对我抱怨，我在这个项目上没有发言权。

C

Eventually she gave up teaching. Obviously she barked up the wrong tree by picking education as her career. She is simply not teacher material.

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