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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Background checks are a crucial tool to ensure that firearms do not end up in the wrong hands.
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Joe Thelusca, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024
Sometimes the alarm comes when a patient forgets how to write checks, puts amounts in the wrong spots, or does not fill them out completely.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Fireworks can backfire or shoot off in the wrong direction.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
Don’t allow mixed emotions to point you in the wrong direction.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
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Joe Thelusca, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024
Sometimes the alarm comes when a patient forgets how to write checks, puts amounts in the wrong spots, or does not fill them out completely.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Fireworks can backfire or shoot off in the wrong direction.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
Don’t allow mixed emotions to point you in the wrong direction.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
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