攻击错了目标；找错对象

bark up the wrong tree───攻击错了目标

to be barking up the wrong tree───找错树了

back the wrong horse───下错赌注

bring up the rear───殿后；处在最后的位置

rub up the wrong way───弄错方向了

rub sb up the wrong way───惹某人生气

rub someone up the wrong way───让某人不愉快

Hey man, if you think I was the guy who robbed that bank today, you're barking up the wrong tree!───如果你发现自己一直没弄清楚状况，最后你没准儿看起来有点愚蠢。

You're barking up the wrong tree if you ask her to help you, because she never helps anyone.───如果你请她帮助，那你可是找错了人，因为她从不帮助任何人。

She could have been blamed for barking up the wrong tree and hurting the image of Fuyang No 1 Hospital, one of the best in the city.───她会被因为攻击错了目标，同时损坏了市里最好的阜阳第一医院的声誉而受到责备。

Hey man, if you think I was the guy who robbed that bank today, you're barking up the wrong tree!───他说：“喂，要是你认为我是今天抢银行的那个人，那你就错怪我了。我根本就没上那儿去。”

You are barking up the wrong tree if you ask her to help you, because she never helps anyone.───如果你要求她帮忙的话，那你就找错人了，因为她一向不帮人的。

If the police think I was mixed up in the train robbery, they are barking up the wrong tree.───如果警察认为我也参与了火车的抢劫，那他们可是弄错了目标。

You're barking up the wrong tree if you think I'm gonna give you guitar lessons. You know I can't play.───如果你以为我能够教你弹吉他你就找错人了。我根本就不会弹。

You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.

If you think that, you're barking up the wrong tree altogether.

She thinks it'll solve the problem, but I reckon she's barking up the wrong tree.

If he expects to borrow money from me, he is barking up the wrong tree.

Scientists in Switzerland realised that most other researchers had been barking up the wrong tree.

You're barking up the wrong tree if you think Sam can help you.

The police spent three months barking up the wrong tree on the murder investigation.

Could he once again be barking up the wrong tree?

People who feel sorry for my old bridesmaid and travelling companion are barking up the wrong tree.