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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Sunday’s episode may show Ed and Liz’s apologies — or prove their relationship is headed in the wrong direction pre-wedding.
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Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Trending in the wrong direction The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids.
—Martha Bebinger, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The share of voters who view the nation as headed in the wrong direction remains a high 64 percent.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
But those numbers have steadily improved, with fewer than 50 percent of Pennsylvanians now saying the state is headed in the wrong direction.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
In California, construction headed in the wrong direction in 2023, with building permits falling from the previous year, though lately there are signs of a rebound in single-family construction, which is mostly for-sale homes.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Like a bad director, Biskind just keeps pointing his camera in the wrong direction.
—David Kipen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On average, Ohioans moving along a road in the wrong direction travel around 0.72 miles before causing a crash, according to ODOT.
—Max Filby, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, another several thousand of the young salmon being transported in the truck did not survive the accident—and those that lived ended up in the wrong body of water.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Trending in the wrong direction The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids.
—Martha Bebinger, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The share of voters who view the nation as headed in the wrong direction remains a high 64 percent.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
But those numbers have steadily improved, with fewer than 50 percent of Pennsylvanians now saying the state is headed in the wrong direction.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
In California, construction headed in the wrong direction in 2023, with building permits falling from the previous year, though lately there are signs of a rebound in single-family construction, which is mostly for-sale homes.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Like a bad director, Biskind just keeps pointing his camera in the wrong direction.
—David Kipen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On average, Ohioans moving along a road in the wrong direction travel around 0.72 miles before causing a crash, according to ODOT.
—Max Filby, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, another several thousand of the young salmon being transported in the truck did not survive the accident—and those that lived ended up in the wrong body of water.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
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