barking up the wrong tree
意見、指責、調查或追蹤完全錯誤的對象；走錯方向
口語·表示持續錯誤指責或假設
英文釋義
to pursue a mistaken or misguided course of action; to make false or incorrect assumptions or accusations
例句
He accused me of stealing the idea, but he's barking up the wrong tree—I came up with it first.
典故來源
與 'bark up the wrong tree' 同源，源自狩獵場景，強調持續的錯誤方向或假設。