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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This is, again, how there is a different set of rules for Kyle than there is for everyone else, and Dorit is right to tell Kyle to stop raising her voice at her when Kyle is the one in the wrong.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Kraft felt the team was heading in the wrong direction, prompting him to consider a tough conversation with a person who had been with the organization for 14 of the last 17 years.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
But Texans were trending in the wrong direction entering Week 18.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Clark's gut feeling certainly did not steer her in the wrong direction.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Kraft felt the team was heading in the wrong direction, prompting him to consider a tough conversation with a person who had been with the organization for 14 of the last 17 years.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
But Texans were trending in the wrong direction entering Week 18.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Clark's gut feeling certainly did not steer her in the wrong direction.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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