bark up the wrong tree

/B AA1 R K AH0 P DH AH0 R AO0 NG T R IY0/
verb
  1. 1

    (idiomatic) To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.

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