YOU'RE BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE

Meaning of YOU'RE BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE in English

find another tree to climb on; go find someone else to harass; you're way off the mark, you're wrong

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BARKING — County: Greater London Post Code: IG11
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RE — n 1. [Mus.] re; 2. [Mus.] (the note) D [re] 1. n thing, affair, matter; 2. prep regarding, about, of, …
Interlingua English vocab
TREE — I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self-supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in most species the trunk …
Английский словарь Британика
RE — or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to sail …
Английский словарь Британика
WRONG — I. ˈrȯŋ also ˈräŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wrong, wrang, from Old English wrang, from (assumed) Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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TREE — I. ˈtrē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tre, tree, from Old English trēow; akin to …
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RE — I. noun or ray ˈrā ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin re, from Latin re sonare to resound, a word …
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'RE — (ə)r, ə verb Etymology: by contraction : are what' re you doing these' re right
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RE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin re-, red- 1. : again : anew re do re tell …
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BARKING — present part of bark
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bark
Английский словарь Webster
BARKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Bark
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRONG — — wronger , n. — wrongly , adv. — wrongness , n. /rawng, rong/ , adj. 1. not in accordance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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TREE — — treelike , adj. /tree/ , n. , v. , treed, treeing . n. 1. a plant having a permanently …
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RE — re 1 /ray/ , n. Music. 1. the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale. 2. (in …
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BARKING — /bahr"king/ , n. a borough of Greater London, England. 154,200.
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BARKING — n. bark sound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BARKING — adj. that makes a barking sound; abrupt, harsh (about a sound); (British offensive Slang) very irrational, insane
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WRONG — I. ˈrȯŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrang, from * wrang, adjective, wrong Date: before 12th century 1. …
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UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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TREE — I. ˈtrē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trēow; akin to Old Norse trē tree, Greek drys, Sanskrit dāru …
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RE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against 1. : again : anew re tell 2. …
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WRONG — imp. of wring. wrung. 2. wrong ·adj that which is not right. 3. wrong ·adj twisted; wry; as, a wrong …
Webster English vocab
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
TREE — noun wood; timber. 2. tree ·noun a cross or gallows; as tyburn tree. 3. tree ·vt to drive to a …
Webster English vocab
BARKING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of bark.
Webster English vocab
BARKING — ■ adjective Brit. informal completely mad.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WRONG — [wrong] n [ME, fr. OE wrang, fr. (assumed) wrang, adj., wrong] (bef. 12c) 1 a: an injurious, unfair, or unjust …
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TREE — [tree] n [ME, fr. OE treow; akin to ON tre tree, Gk drys, Skt daru wood] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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RE — [re] n [ML, fr. the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist] (14c): …
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TREE — woody plant that renews its growth every year (called a perennial). Most plants classified as trees have a single self-supporting …
Britannica English vocabulary
RE — also spelled Ra, or Phra, in ancient Egyptian religion, god of the sun and creator god. He was believed to …
Britannica English vocabulary
RE — I re note in music BrE AmE reɪ II re preposition 'regarding' BrE AmE riː reɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'RE — 're BrE AmE ə AmE \ ə r ⇨ ▷ they're, we're, you're
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BARKING — Barking BrE AmE ˈbɑːk ɪŋ AmE \ ˈbɑːrk ɪŋ ▷ Barking|'s z
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RE — I . / reɪ; NAmE / = ray (4) II . / riː; NAmE / preposition used at the beginning …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRONG — / rɒŋ; NAmE rɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective NOT CORRECT 1. not right or correct …
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UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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TREE — / triː; NAmE / noun a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden …
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BARKING — ➡ barking mad
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WRONG — I. wrong 1 S1 W1 /rɒŋ $ rɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ wrong , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TREE — tree S1 W1 /triː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: treow ] 1 . a very …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RE — I. re 1 /riː/ BrE AmE preposition written formal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'on the matter' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARKING — ˌbarking ˈmad BrE AmE ( also bark‧ing /ˈbɑːkɪŋ $ ˈbɑːr-/) adjective [not before noun] British English completely crazy or acting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TREE — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RE- — prefix 1 attachable to almost any verb or its derivative, meaning: a once more; afresh, anew (readjust; renumber). b back; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TREE — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Oxford English vocab
TREE — n. & v. 1. a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRONG — ( wrongs, wronging, wronged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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RE- — Usually pronounced /ri:-/ for meaning 1, and before an unstressed syllable for meanings 2 and 3. Otherwise the pronunciation is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE — You use re in business letters, faxes, or other documents to introduce a subject or item which you are going …
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RE- — 1. Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of …
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