Web www.englishdaily626.com   [ Movie Reviews | Common Sentences | Glossary of Correct Usage | High School Vocab | Questions & Answers | Sample Letters ] [ Movies Lines | Advertisements | Words Differentiation | Common Errors | Songs | Links ] <<Prev Conversation Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary   English Daily Conversation   Learn grammar by example   Learn American idioms       Barking up the wrong tree !!! Jean We've been having quite a lot of customer complaints lately ? Gwyn Yes, David has just been telling me about them. Jean I think they're caused by faults in our telephone system. We're checking it right now. Gwyn You're barking up the wrong tree there I think. Jean Why do you say that ? Gwyn I don't think there's anything wrong with the telephone system. The problem is the company's procedures for dealing with customers. Explanation :   If you say that someone is barking up the wrong tree, you mean that they are following the wrong course of action because their beliefs and ideas about something are incorrect.   Example :  Scientists in Switzerland realized that most other researchers had been barking up the wrong tree.     On the verge of bankruptcy We slept through our alarm Things look pretty pricey These things are name brands All messed up You'll see the light Have a one-track mind Put you out Get decked out Keep up with I'm beat Get a load of that Brain freeze When it comes to haggling It seems to be catching on I'm up for that I'll pass   Conversation 01 Conversation 02 Conversation 03 Conversation 04 Conversation 05 Conversation 06 Conversation 07 Conversation 08 Conversation 09 Conversation 10 Conversation 11 Conversation 12     Common English mistakes   Ancient Chinese stories   Learn English Proverbs   American Slang expressions

Learn Chinese the easy way Medical Explorer