BE ON THE WRONG TRACK/TACK

Meaning of BE ON THE WRONG TRACK/TACK in English

See ↑ WRONG 3

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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
TRACK — I. ˈtrak noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English trak, from Middle French trac, perhaps of Germanic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TACK — I. ˈtak noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tak; akin to Middle Low German tacke pointed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TACK — (v. t.) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or …
Английский словарь Webster
TACK — ( v. t. ) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TACK — ( v. t. ) Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; …
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
TRACK — — trackable , adj. — trackability , n. — tracker , n. /trak/ , n. 1. a structure consisting of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TACK — tack 1 — tacker , n. — tackless , adj. /tak/ , n. 1. a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with …
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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
TRACK — I. ˈtrak noun Etymology: Middle English trak, from Middle French trac Date: 15th century 1. a. : detectable evidence (as …
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TACK — I. ˈtak verb Etymology: Middle English takken, from tak Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. : attach ; especially : …
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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
TRACK — noun a road; a beaten path. 2. track ·noun a tract or area, as of land. 3. track ·noun the …
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TACK — noun a stain; a tache. 2. tack ·vt to fasten or attach. 3. tack ·vt confidence; reliance. 4. tack ·noun …
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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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TACK — [tack] vb [ME takken, fr. tak] vt (14c) 1: attach; esp: to fasten or affix with tacks 2: to join …
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WRONG — / rɒŋ; NAmE rɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective NOT CORRECT 1. not right or correct …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRACK — / træk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ROUGH PATH 1. [ C ] a rough path or road, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TACK — / tæk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , sing. ] the way in which you …
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
TRACK — I. track 1 S2 W2 /træk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: trac ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TACK — I. tack 1 /tæk/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-4, 6: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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
TRACK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a mark or marks left by a person, animal, or thing in passing. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TACK — n. & v. --n. 1 a small sharp broad-headed nail. 2 US a drawing-pin. 3 a long stitch used in …
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
TRACK — n. & v. n. 1 a a mark or marks left by a person, animal, or thing in passing. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TACK — n. & v. n. 1 a small sharp broad-headed nail. 2 US a drawing-pin. 3 a long stitch used in …
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WRONG — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. mistaken; not true; in error (gave a wrong answer; we were wrong to …
Oxford English vocab
TRACK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a mark or marks left by a person, animal, or thing in passing. …
Oxford English vocab
TACK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a small sharp broad-headed nail. 2 US a drawing-pin. 3 a long stitch used …
Oxford English vocab
WRONG — ( wrongs, wronging, wronged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRACK — ( tracks, tracking, tracked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A track …
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TACK — ( tacks, tacking, tacked) 1. A tack is a short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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TRACK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a course/track record (= the best score for a particular golf course or time …
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TACK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE different ▪ Most of those who resisted the notion of a radical indeterminacy …
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WRONG — (NOT SUITABLE) [adjective] [not gradable] - not suitable or desirable, or not as it should beShe's the wrong person for …
Cambridge English vocab
WRONG — See: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE, BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, GET UP ON …
Slang English vocab
TRACK — I. noun 1 marks left behind by a car/a person/an animal ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ fresh ▪ animal , car …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WRONG — See ↑ BAD 13, ↑ UNSUITABLE 1,2, ↑ WRONG 1,2,4,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be wrong • ↑ can do no …
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WRONG — adj. 1 improper, unjust, unfair, injudicious, unethical, terrible, foul, awful, bad, immoral, sinful, evil, iniquitous, villainous, wicked, vile, diabolic(al), infernal, …
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WRONG — See: BARK UP THE WRONG TREE, BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT, GET UP ON …
Словарь английских идиом
TACK — noun (Lifestyle and Leisure) In slang: gaudy or shoddy material, rubbish, 'tat'; also, cheap-and-nastiness, kitsch. Etymology: Formed by abbreviating the …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
WRONG — 1. сущ. 1) неправда; заблуждение, ошибочность Is anything wrong with the documents? ≈ Разве что-нибудь не в порядке с документами? …
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TRACK — 1. сущ. 1) а) след be on the track of be in the track of lose track of keep track …
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TACK — I 1. сущ. 1) гвоздик с широкой шляпкой; кнопка tack claw/drawer ≈ гвоздодер tack rivet ≈ временная заклепка 2) а) …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
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WRONG — wrong.ogg 1. rɒŋ n 1. вред; зло; обида right and wrong - добро и зло to make wrong right - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRACK — track.ogg _I 1. træk n 1. 1> след bear deer tracks - следы медведя оленя the track of a wagon …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TACK — tack.ogg _I 1. tæk n 1. 1> гвоздь с широкой шляпкой; кнопка tack claw /drawer/ - гвоздодёр 2> сапожный гвоздь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRACK — 1) дорога; путь 2) маршрут; трасса || прокладывать маршрут; прокладывать трассу 3) (рельсовый) путь 4) след || следить; прослеживать 5) …
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