in the wrong
idiom
: in the position or situation of being wrong
We had an argument and each of us thinks that the other was in the wrong.
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Some mathematicians felt that algebraic methods were taking mathematics in the wrong direction.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
But the culture was now driving them unintentionally in the wrong direction.
—Harvard Business Review, 30 Apr. 2025
In that case, the justices opted to throw out the case because the case was filed in the wrong court, declining to weigh in on the merits of the issue.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 May 2025
Some mathematicians felt that algebraic methods were taking mathematics in the wrong direction.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
But the culture was now driving them unintentionally in the wrong direction.
—Harvard Business Review, 30 Apr. 2025
In that case, the justices opted to throw out the case because the case was filed in the wrong court, declining to weigh in on the merits of the issue.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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