be barking up the wrong tree informal pursue a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action 〈非正式〉捕风捉影; 找错目标。 be barking up the wrong ˈtree(informal)to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve sth把方法搞错(或想偏);走错路线You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.你要是指望我们借钱给你,你是走错庙门了。 |