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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Friends of the groom's best friend argue that the bride is in the wrong.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
With President Donald Trump coming into office, there is a growing sense that such products may be less in favor with consumers, but Francois thinks many of the auto giants have been pushing the new models in the wrong way.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The non-scandalous profile that Ross might have written—a sober Hemingway talking cautiously about his work habits and literary ambitions, while having lunch with suitably impressed juniors—would have been long, too, but in the wrong way.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Alonso has the misfortune of playing in the wrong era for his skillset and role.
—Will Sammon, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
With President Donald Trump coming into office, there is a growing sense that such products may be less in favor with consumers, but Francois thinks many of the auto giants have been pushing the new models in the wrong way.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The non-scandalous profile that Ross might have written—a sober Hemingway talking cautiously about his work habits and literary ambitions, while having lunch with suitably impressed juniors—would have been long, too, but in the wrong way.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Alonso has the misfortune of playing in the wrong era for his skillset and role.
—Will Sammon, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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