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bark up the wrong tree

[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

get up on the wrong side of the bed

[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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common as an old shoe

[common as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; not vain; modest; friendly to all. * /Although Mr. Jones […]