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on the wrong track

on the wrong track prepositional phrase: using the wrong general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in an unpromising way.

Prepositional phrase

  1. using the wrong general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in an unpromising way

Antonyms of on the wrong track

Questions about on the wrong track

What does on the wrong track mean?
On the wrong track means using the wrong general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in an unpromising way.
What part of speech is on the wrong track?
On the wrong track is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the wrong track in the dictionary

  1. on the wing
  2. on the wings of the wind
  3. on the wrong foot
  4. on the wrong side of history
  5. on the wrong side of the blanket
  6. on the wrong track
  7. on thin ice
  8. on this score
  9. on threes
  10. on tick
  11. on tilt

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