on the wrong tack
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Also, on the wrong track. See under on the right tack.
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WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
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Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
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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