wrong Idiom
bark up the wrong tree
bet on the wrong horse
dead wrong
don't get me wrong
get off on the wrong foot
get out of bed on the wrong side
get up on the wrong side of bed
get up on the wrong side of the bed
go wrong
in the wrong
rub someone the wrong way
rub the wrong way
take it the wrong way
two wrongs don't make a right
wake up on the wrong side of bed
the wrong side of the tracks
Idiom(s): the wrong side of the tracksTheme: LOCATION
the poor part of a town.
• They said that Bob was from the wrong side of the tracks, but that it didn't matter.
• We went to a school that was on the wrong side of the tracks, and we all got a fine education.
take wrong
Idiom(s): take sb or sth wrongTheme: CONFUSION
to misunderstand someone or something.
• Please don't take me wrong, but I believe that your socks don't match.
• You'll probably take this wrong, but I have to say that I've never seen you looking better.
start off on the wrong foot
Idiom(s): start off on the wrong footTheme: BEGINNINGS
to begin [something] by doing something wrong.
• I don't want to start off on the wrong foot by saying something stupid. What should I say?
• Poor Donna started off on the wrong foot when she arrived forty minutes late.
rub sb 's fur the wrong way
Idiom(s): rub sb ('s fur) the wrong wayTheme: ANNOYANCE
to irritate someone. (From the rubbing of a cat's or dog's fur the wrong way.)
• I'm sorry I rubbed your fur the wrong way. I didn't mean to upset you.
• Don't rub her the wrong way!
on the wrong track
Idiom(s): on the wrong trackTheme: DIRECTION - WRONG
going the wrong way; following the wrong set of assumptions.
• You'll never get the right answer. You're on the wrong track.
• They won t get it figured out because they are on the wrong track.
off on the wrong foot
Idiom(s): be off on the wrong foot AND be off to a bad startTheme: WRONG
to have started something with negative factors.
• I'm sorry we are off to a bad start. I tried to be friendly.
• I hope that we won't be off to a bad start after our little argument.
back the wrong horse
Idiom(s): back the wrong horseTheme: ERROR
to support someone or something that cannot win or succeed. (As in horse racing.)
• I don't want to back the wrong horse, but it seems to me that Jed is the better candidate.
• Fred backed the wrong horse in the budget hearings.
take sth the wrong way
Idiom(s): take something amiss AND take something the wrong wayTheme: PERCEPTION
to understand something as wrong or insulting.
• Would you take it amiss if I told you I thought you look lovely?
• Why would anyone take such a nice compliment amiss?
• I was afraid you'd take it the wrong way.
get out of the wrong side of the bed
Idiom(s): get up on the wrong side of the bed AND get out of the wrong side of the bedTheme: GROUCHY
to get up in the morning in a bad mood.
• What's wrong with you? Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed today?
• Excuse me for being grouchy. I got out of the wrong side of the bed.
As mad as a wrongly shot hog
(USA) If someone is as mad as a wrongly shot hog, they are very angry. (Same as, Angry as a bear or Angry as a bull).Barking up the wrong tree
If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong.Rub someone up the wrong way
If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn't mean to, you rub them up the wrong way.Wrong end of the stick
If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them.Wrong foot
If you start something on the wrong foot, you start badly.get off on the wrong foot with someone
to start off badly with someone: "She really got off on the wrong foot with her new boss."get the wrong end of the stick
to misunderstand someone and understand the opposite of what they are saying: "You've got the wrong end of the stick. The fault was with the other driver, not with me."get on the wrong side of someone
make someone dislike you: "Don't get on the wrong side of him. He's got friends in high places!"back the wrong horse|back|horse|wrong horse
v. phr. To support a loser. In voting for George Bush, voters in 1992 were backing the wrong horse.bark up the wrong tree|bark|tree|wrong tree
v. phr., informal To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. If he thinks he can fool me, he is barking up the wrong tree. He is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his troubles on bad luck. The police were looking for a tall thin man, but were barking up the wrong tree; the thief was short and fat.bet on the wrong horse|bet|horse|wrong horse
v. phr,, informal To base your plans on a wrong guess about the result of something; misread the future; misjudge a coming event. To count on the small family farm as an important thing in the American future now looks like betting on the wrong horse. He expected Bush to be elected President in 1992 but as it happened, he bet on the wrong horse.get in wrong|get in|wrong
v. phr. To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office.get off on the wrong foot|foot|get|get off|wrong f
v. phr. To make a bad start; begin with a mistake. Peggy got off on the wrong foot with her new teacher; she chewed gum in class and the teacher didn't like it.get one wrong|get|get wrong
v. phr. To misinterpret; misunderstand another. Don't get me wrong; I didn 't mean to criticize you.get up on the wrong side of the bed|get|the wrong
v. phr., informal To awake with a bad temper. Henry got up on the wrong side of the bed and wouldn't eat breakfast. The man went to bed very late and got up on the wrong side of the bed.go wrong|go|wrong
v. phr. 1. To fail; go out of order. Something went wrong with our car and we stalled on the road. 2. To sink into an immoral or criminal existence. In a large city many young people go wrong every year.in the world|in the wrong|world|wrong
adj. phr. With moral or legal right or truth against you; against justice, truth, or fact; wrong. In attacking a smaller boy, Jack was plainly in the wrong. Mary was in the wrong to drink from a finger bowl. Since he had put pennies behind the fuses, Bill was in the wrong when fire broke out.Compare: OUT OF THE WAY.
Antonym: IN THE RIGHT.
on the wrong track|on|track|wrong track
adv. phr. Lost; pursuing the wrong lead. Professor MacAlister confessed that his chemical experiments were on the wrong track.Antonym: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE.
rub the wrong way|rub
v. phr., informal To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother. John's bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way. Mother's friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the wrong way.Compare: AGAINST THE GRAIN2.
take amiss|take|take the wrong way|wrong way
v. phr. To become offended due to a misunderstanding. "I hope you won't take it amiss," the boss said to Jane, "that I find you irresistibly attractive."do someone wrong
do someone wrongAlso, do someone damage or harm. Injure someone; be unfaithful or disloyal; act unjustly or unfairly toward someone. For example, John's done me wrong, and I intend to tell him so, or She did him real damage when she started that rumor: The first term dates from the late 1300s; the substitutions of damage and harm are newer. However, while these locutions are still current, a more common modern usage is to turn them into verbal phrases—that is, wrong someone, harm someone, damage someone.
get someone wrong
get someone wrongMisunderstand someone, as in I think you got him wrong. This expression is often put as Don't get me wrong, used to clarify one's feelings, views, or the like, as in Don't get me wrong—I'm happy about the outcome. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see make no mistake.
on the wrong foot
on the wrong footsee on the right foot, get off.
on the wrong side of bed
on the wrong side of bedsee get up on the wrong side of bed.
on the wrong tack
on the wrong tackAlso, on the wrong track. See under on the right tack.
take the wrong way
take the wrong wayAlso, take amiss. Misunderstand, misinterpret, especially so as to take offense. For example, I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but you have to give others a chance to speak, or Please don't take their criticism amiss; they mean well. The variant dates from the late 1300s. Also see get someone wrong.
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