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Question : In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Bark up the wrong tree

Option 1: To invest one's money in wrong business

Option 2: To scold someone for the mistake they have not done

Option 3: To reach at a wrong address

Option 4: To waste one's energy or effort by pursuing the wrong thing


Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: To waste one's energy or effort by pursuing the wrong thing


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

The idiom "bark up the wrong tree" means to pursue a mistaken or misguided course of action, typically by directing one's efforts or accusations towards the wrong person or thing.

Therefore, the correct answer is: "To waste one's energy or effort by pursuing the wrong thing".

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