on the wrong tack
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Also, on the wrong track. See under on the right tack.
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ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
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Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
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Words nearby on the wrong tack
on the way out, on the whole, on the wing, on the wrong foot, on the wrong side of bed, on the wrong tack, on thin ice, ontic, on time, on tiptoe, onto
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