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to be barking up the wrong tree

to be Bar·king up the wrong tree
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too bee bahr-king uhp stressed th ee rawng, rong tree]
    • /tu bi ˈbɑr kɪŋ ʌp stressed ði rɔŋ, rɒŋ tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too bee bahr-king uhp stressed th ee rawng, rong tree]
    • /tu bi ˈbɑr kɪŋ ʌp stressed ði rɔŋ, rɒŋ tri/

Definition of to be barking up the wrong tree words

  • phrase to be barking up the wrong tree If you say that someone is barking up the wrong tree, you mean that they are following the wrong course of action because their beliefs or ideas about something are incorrect. 0
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Parts of speech for To be barking up the wrong tree

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to be barking up the wrong tree popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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