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bark up the wrong tree verb

  • (idiomatic) To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
 [[напа́сть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, [[напада́ть]] на [[ло́жный]] след, не в ту степь поехать, не тем заниматься
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