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to bark up the wrong tree

идти по ложному следу; обратиться не по адресу; направлять действия не в ту сторону

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bark up the wrong tree

идти по ложному следу, ошибиться

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bark up the wrong tree1/2
идти по ложному следу; обратиться не по адресу; направлять действия не в ту сторонуExamples

I think the police are barking up the wrong tree by starting their enquiries nearly 100 miles from where the murder happened. — Мне кажется, полицейские поступают неправильно, начав расспрашивать людей о происшествии почти в ста милях от того места, где произошло убийство.

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