BARK UP THE WRONG TREE

Meaning of BARK UP THE WRONG TREE in English

make a wrong assumption about something The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of that person.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — phrasal to promote or follow a mistaken course (as in doing research)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — make an error; make a claim to the incorrect person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — : to promote or follow a mistaken course (as in doing research)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — to promote or follow a mistaken course (as in doing research)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. …
Slang English vocab
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — ( Colloq. ) Mistake, err, make a mistake, be in the wrong box, on the wrong scent, or on the …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. …
Словарь английских идиом
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — look in the wrong place, do not expect it If you expect money from him, you're barking up the wrong …
English Idioms vocabulary
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — v. phr. , informal To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — обращаться не к тому человеку; направлять действтя не в ту сторону I think the police are barking up the wrong …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — напасть на ложный след, опростоволоситься
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — напасть на ложный след, опростоволоситься
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — обращаться не к тому человеку; направлять действтя не в ту сторону I think the police are barking up the wrong …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — обращаться не к тому человеку; направлять действтя не в ту сторону I think the police are barking up the wrong tree …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — expr infml That's all punk. You're barking up the wrong tree — Все это туфта. Вы поперли не в ту степь
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — expr infml That's all punk. You're barking up the wrong tree — Все это туфта. Вы поперли не в ту …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — wrong tree, bark up the expr infml That's all punk. You're barking up the wrong tree Все это туфта. Вы …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — That's all punk. You're barking up the wrong tree — Все это туфта. Вы поперли не в ту степь
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — быть на ложном пути
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BARK UP THE WRONG TREE — быть на ложном пути
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
BARK — I In woody plants, tissues outside of the vascular cambium . The term is also used more popularly to refer …
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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TREE — I. ˈtrē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tre, tree, from Old English trēow; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARK — I. ˈbärk, ˈbȧk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARK — (v. t.) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
Английский словарь Webster
BARK — ( v. t. ) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of …
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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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TREE — — treelike , adj. /tree/ , n. , v. , treed, treeing . n. 1. a plant having a permanently …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARK — bark 1 — barkless , adj. /bahrk/ , n. 1. the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WRONG — I. ˈrȯŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrang, from * wrang, adjective, wrong Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TREE — I. ˈtrē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trēow; akin to Old Norse trē tree, Greek drys, Sanskrit dāru …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARK — I. ˈbärk verb Etymology: Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja to bark, Lithuanian burgėti …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
BARK — vt to girdle. ·see girdle, ·vt, 3. 2. bark ·noun ·alt. of barque. 3. bark ·vi to make a clamor; …
Webster English vocab
WRONG — [wrong] n [ME, fr. OE wrang, fr. (assumed) wrang, adj., wrong] (bef. 12c) 1 a: an injurious, unfair, or unjust …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TREE — [tree] n [ME, fr. OE treow; akin to ON tre tree, Gk drys, Skt daru wood] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARK — [bark] vb [ME berken, fr. OE beorcan; akin to ON berkja to bark, Lith burgeti to growl] vi (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
BARK — in woody plants, tissues external to the vascular cambium (the growth layer of the vascular cylinder); the term bark is …
Britannica English vocabulary
WRONG — / rɒŋ; NAmE rɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective NOT CORRECT 1. not right or correct …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TREE — / triː; NAmE / noun a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARK — / bɑːk; NAmE bɑːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] 1. the outer covering of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
BARK — I. bark 1 /bɑːk $ bɑːrk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: beorcan ] 1 . [intransitive] …
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
BARK — n. & v. --n. 1 the tough protective outer sheath of the trunks, branches, and twigs of trees or woody …
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
BARK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, etc. 2 a sound resembling this …
Oxford English vocab

English Idioms vocab

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