You are barking up the wrong tree
Polish translation: jesteś na złym tropie/ idziesz fałszywym tropem
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|  Selected response from: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. United States Local time: 08:20 | |||
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peer agreement (net): +5| you are barking up the wrong tree jesteś na złym tropie Explanation: I hope there is something better than this. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2015-01-22 00:33:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- At least this is in keeping with the hunting analogy, since barking up a wrong tree refers to racoon hunting dogs that bark up a tree upon which a racoon had been treed. In this case, the racoon is someplace else, hence the wrong tree Alludes to a dog in pursuit of an animal, where the animal is in one tree and the dog is barking at another tree. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bark up the wrong tree -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2015-01-22 00:35:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- idziesz mylnym tropem -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2015-01-22 01:07:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- idziesz fałszywym tropem |
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