be barking up the wrong tree

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be barking up the wrong tree (informal)

to be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something New evidence suggests that we have been barking up the wrong tree in our search for a cure.

See also: bark, tree, up, wrong

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Byline: Paul Kealy ONLY two of the last ten winners of the November Handicap have been drawn in single figures, but if you intend to avoid low-drawn runners this year you could be barking up the wrong tree. Horse Racing: Don't discount low numbers; Draw analysis by The Racing Post (London, England) And if Forest Green can't fashion any chances they might be said to be barking up the wrong tree. PICK OF THE DAY; Burton v Forest Green Sky Sports 1, 7.45pm by The Racing Post (London, England) I'm sure we'll soon be seeing him back over fences, but punters could be barking up the wrong tree if they view today's race as a prep for something bigger later on. Horse Racing: IN-RUNNING NOTES; TRADING POST by The Racing Post (London, England)			be at it hammer and tongs be at loggerheads be at odds be at odds with be at pains be at peace with the world be at sea be at sixes and sevens be at the bottom of be at the end of tether be at the mercy of be at the receiving end be at the wheel be at wits' end be au fait with be away with the fairies be back in harness be back on the rails be backed into a corner be backward in coming forward be bad news be bag be bang on be banging head against a brick wall be barking mad be barking up the wrong tree be batting a thousand be baying for blood be before time be behind the eight ball be behind the times be below par be below the belt be beside be beside the point be beyond ken be beyond the pale be big of be big on be bitter and twisted be bone dry be bone idle be bored to death be born with a silver spoon in mouth be bouncing off the walls be bound and determined be brain dead be bright and breezy be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed be broad in the beam be brother's keeper			Be Back Later Sometime Be Back Maybe Later Be Back Much Later Be Back Ok? Be Back On Later be back on the rails Be Back Quick Be Back Real Soon Be Back Soon Be Back Soon Darling Be Back Sooner or Later Be Back Tomorrow Be Back Very Soon Be Back Way Later Be Back Whenever be backed into a corner be backward in coming forward be bad news be bag be bananas be bananas be bananas be banded together be bang on be banging head against a brick wall be banging head against a brick wall be banging head against a brick wall be banging head against a brick wall be banging head against a brick wall be barking mad be barking up the wrong tree be batting a thousand be baying for blood be be good enough be be good enough be be good enough be before time be behind the eight ball be behind the times be behind the wheel be beholden be below par be below the belt be benevolent be bent upon be bereft of be beside be beside the point be better be bewildered be beyond a joke be beyond a joke be beyond ken be beyond the pale be biased be big of be big on be bigger than life

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