Barking up the wrong tree

吠叫错误的树

Learning English Conversations

2018-03-20

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Have you ever made the wrong assumption? Here's a dog-related phrase to describe your actions
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  • The English We Speak from BBC Learning English.

  • Hello, and welcome to the English We Speak.

  • I'm feifei.

  • And I'm Rob.

  • Hello, Fei Fei.

  • You're looking a bit angry.

  • Me, angry?

  • I am angry.

  • Oh, no.

  • What's the problem?

  • I think you know, Rob.

  • Somebody told the boss that I spilt coffee over his computer yesterday, and now he's angry with me.

  • Oh, no.

  • What kind of mean and horrible person would try and get you into trouble?

  • You and the boss were the only people left in the office last night.

  • Hmm.

  • Oh, hold on, Fei.

  • Fei, if you're implying it was me who told the boss that, then you're barking up the wrong tree.