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in the wrong place |
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in the wrong place (at the wrong time) unlucky to be somewhere Cops say the kid who got shot was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was, simply, the wrong man in the wrong place and was very unhappy. Opposite of: in the right place at the right timeHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I was struck especially by the curious movements of the legs of the three swathed and bandaged boatmen,-- not stiff they were, but distorted in some odd way, almost as if they were jointed in the wrong place. I thought it right to tell you, because you went on as you always do, never looking just where you are, and treading in the wrong place. For instance, there is a word which means a runaway, or the act of glancing through a book, according to the placing of the emphasis; and another word which signifies to ASSOCIATE with a man, or to AVOID him, according to where you put the emphasis--and you can generally depend on putting it in the wrong place and getting into trouble. |
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