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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Climate goals are off target Delegates to COP30 are facing a world that, by many climate measures, is going in the wrong direction.
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Pensacola travelers needing to get to Miami had a couple of unappealing choices – drive the 700 miles or fly in the wrong direction to Atlanta, Charlotte or Dallas and then fly to Miami.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
But as Snowflake learned, these drills can be traumatic to students, especially if they are conducted in the wrong way.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
This prevents planes and workers from being stranded in the wrong city, which can trigger cascading disruptions across the network.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Pensacola travelers needing to get to Miami had a couple of unappealing choices – drive the 700 miles or fly in the wrong direction to Atlanta, Charlotte or Dallas and then fly to Miami.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
But as Snowflake learned, these drills can be traumatic to students, especially if they are conducted in the wrong way.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
This prevents planes and workers from being stranded in the wrong city, which can trigger cascading disruptions across the network.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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