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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 THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED,

IN THE WRONG,

LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE'S MOUTH,

RUB THE WRONG WAY.

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[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. * /If he thinks he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth

[laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth] or [laugh on the other side of one's mouth] or [laugh out of the other side of one's mouth] {v. phr.}, {informal} […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the wrong track

[on the wrong track] {adv. phr.} Lost; pursuing the wrong lead. * /Professor MacAlister confessed that his chemical experiments were on the wrong track./ Contrast: [BARK UP THE WRONG TREE]. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[get up on the wrong side of the bed] {v. phr.}, {informal} To awake with a bad temper. * /Henry got up on the wrong side of the bed and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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