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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Texas and the nation are heading in the wrong direction under the current leadership.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Some conjured frustration is intentional, since a majority of the episodes aren’t as pointed about who’s in the right and who’s in the wrong as Trevor’s squabble.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
The kidnappers, Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill, died in the shootout, but so did their victim, UPS driver Frank Ordoñez, 27, and Richard Cutshaw, 70, a motorist in the wrong place at the wrong time.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Halle Berry, meanwhile, plays a winner trapped in the wrong industry.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Some conjured frustration is intentional, since a majority of the episodes aren’t as pointed about who’s in the right and who’s in the wrong as Trevor’s squabble.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
The kidnappers, Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill, died in the shootout, but so did their victim, UPS driver Frank Ordoñez, 27, and Richard Cutshaw, 70, a motorist in the wrong place at the wrong time.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Halle Berry, meanwhile, plays a winner trapped in the wrong industry.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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