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in the wrong
Idioms and Phrases
Mistaken, to blame. For example, The teacher was clearly in the wrong but refused to admit it , or Since he had driven straight through a red light, Jack was the one in the wrong . [c. 1400]Example Sentences
Neighbours have described the warehouse as a "monstrosity" and "the wrong development, in the wrong location".
In some cases, this resulted in the wrong people being marked as dead.
To O’Malley, it’s a move in the wrong direction after a year of dramatic improvements.
The Supreme Court overturned Boasberg's temporary restraining order earlier this month, saying that would-be deportees brought the case against the current administration in the wrong venue — that is, D.C. federal court — and should instead file habeas corpus claims in the jurisdiction in which they are detained.
But I don’t think most people are being willfully submissive to tech, only that they seek beauty in the wrong places.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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