You are "Barking up the wrong tree" - What does this sentence mean? - It's time to Learn English

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Hello?
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It's me again.
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Can you see me?
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I'm hiding here behind this tree.
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I am trying to avoid being seen.
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This is a lovely tree.
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This is my apple tree.
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Do you like it? It's a very lovely tree.
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Even though a few years ago, it looked as if it was dying.
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But fortunately, I was able to save it.
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And now every year, we get lots of lovely apples
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growing on this tree.
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There is a phrase in English that uses the word tree.
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A person might be barking up the wrong tree.
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Maybe if a person is coming to the wrong conclusion about something.
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Or maybe they are pursuing something that does not refer or apply to them.
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We can say that they are barking up the wrong tree.
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This, of course, refers to a dog, maybe an angry dog that is barking up a tree
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because it thinks there is something up there, but there is nothing there at all.
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That dog is barking up the wrong tree and sometimes we can do the same thing as well.
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Maybe you jump to a conclusion, or maybe you are pursuing a person
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romantically and they are not interested in you at all.
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We can say that you are barking up the wrong tree.
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You are pursuing the wrong thing.
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You are mistaken.
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That is today's phrase.
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I hope you enjoyed it and I will see you again soon.
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And of course,
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ta ta for now
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