on the wrong tack

Idioms  

1. Also, on the wrong track. See under on the right tack.

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on the wrong tack

Are the imitators of Picasso also on the wrong tack?

From Time Magazine Archive

I saw he was sailing on the wrong tack.

From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

I’m going to keep it up till I find out I’m on the wrong tack; then I’ll go about.”

From The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat by Allen, Quincy

The Reverend Henry was adjudged to be on the wrong tack and his protest was swept aside.

From Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

But you are on the wrong tack Genie.

From In the Van; or, The Builders by Price-Brown, John