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in the wrong

Idioms  

  1. 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

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I took a job in human resources and I thought that would be a little more congenial, but gradually I started to realize I’m in the wrong place.

From Slate

The coroner noted police attending the crash saw three other vehicles "perform exactly the same manoeuvre as Ahmed and attempt to travel down the slip road in the wrong direction".

From BBC

"In the wrong hands, we know that these medications can be very, very dangerous and can worsen harmful thoughts and behaviours for people who are unwell," said Nicola Armstrong of Beat Eating Disorders told BBC Radio Ulster's Consumer Fight Back.

From BBC

The expected grammatical signals appear in the wrong order, so the brain cannot easily build meaning from the sequence.

From Science Daily

But when you strip out used-car inflation, it looks to be heading in the wrong direction.

From Barron's

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