English idiom
Barking up the wrong tree
Meaning
Making a wrong guess about the cause of something, or looking for something in the wrong place.
हिंदी अर्थ
ग़लत दिशा में कोशिश करना; ग़लत इंसान या जगह पर शक करना
When to use it
Use it when someone blames the wrong person or follows a wrong approach.
Examples
1. If you think Ravi leaked the question paper, you are barking up the wrong tree; he wasn't even in school that day.
अगर तुम्हें लगता है कि रवि ने प्रश्न-पत्र लीक किया, तो तुम ग़लत आदमी पर शक कर रहे हो; वह उस दिन स्कूल में था ही नहीं।
2. Our manager kept checking the software for the error, but he was barking up the wrong tree because the fault was in the internet connection.
हमारे मैनेजर सॉफ़्टवेयर में ग़लती ढूँढते रहे, पर वे ग़लत दिशा में कोशिश कर रहे थे क्योंकि गड़बड़ी इंटरनेट कनेक्शन में थी।
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