barking up the wrong tree
US /ˈbɑːrkɪŋ ʌp ðə rɔŋ triː/
UK /ˈbɑːrkɪŋ ʌp ðə rɔŋ triː/
1.
找錯了對象, 弄錯了
to be pursuing a mistaken course of action or to have a wrong idea about something
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If you think I stole your pen, you're barking up the wrong tree; I haven't seen it.
如果你認為我偷了你的筆，那你就是找錯了對象；我沒見過它。
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The police were barking up the wrong tree when they suspected the innocent man.
警方懷疑無辜男子，是找錯了對象。