bark up the wrong tree
noto‘g‘ri yo‘ldan izlamoq
Inglizcha izoh
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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.
The investigator spent days trying to prove the butler committed the murder, but it turns out he was barking up the wrong tree.
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