in the wrong
idiom
: in the position or situation of being wrong
We had an argument and each of us thinks that the other was in the wrong.
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Unfortunately, Idahoans are trending in the wrong direction for impaired driving.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2024
Others said the airline staffer who initially offered the upgrade to the ex-boyfriend was also in the wrong.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
The driver did not stop for police and continued onto Interstate 695 in the wrong direction.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
His girlfriend, April Mercer, said at the time that officers endangered people by engaging in a pursuit where speeds hit 75 mph, the driver blew through stop signs and went down a one-way street in the wrong direction.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2024
Others said the airline staffer who initially offered the upgrade to the ex-boyfriend was also in the wrong.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
The driver did not stop for police and continued onto Interstate 695 in the wrong direction.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
His girlfriend, April Mercer, said at the time that officers endangered people by engaging in a pursuit where speeds hit 75 mph, the driver blew through stop signs and went down a one-way street in the wrong direction.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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