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TAKE THE QUIZ“the wrong”
The following 15 entries include the term the wrong.
bark up the wrong tree
phrase: to promote or follow a mistaken course (as in doing research)
on the wrong foot
phrase: in a bad manner in a relationship
rub the wrong way
phrasefall into the wrong hands
phrase: to come to be held or possessed by the wrong person or group
get out of bed on the wrong side
phrase: to be in a bad mood throughout the day
get/start off on the wrong foot
phrase: to begin a relationship badly
get the wrong idea
phrase: to misunderstand someone
get up on the wrong side of the bed
phrase: to be in a bad mood throughout the day
in the wrong
phrase: in the position or situation of being wrong
on the wrong side of (an age)
phrase—used with an age (such as 30, 40, 50, etc.) to say that someone is older than that age
on the wrong side of the law
phrase—used to say that someone is living the life of a criminal
rub (someone) up the wrong way
phrase: to cause (someone) to be angry or annoyed : to irritate
take something the wrong way
phrase: be offended by something —used in a negative context to introduce a statement that could be offensive to say that one does not mean to offend
the wrong end of the stick
noun phrase: an incorrect understanding of something
the wrong horse
noun: someone or something that is not successful —used with choose/pick/back (etc.)
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
