📒 not right or correct
- I got all the answers wrong.
- He was driving on the wrong side of the road.
- Sorry, I must have dialled the wrong number.
📒 not right about something/somebody
- I think she lives at number 44, but I could be wrong.
- wrong about something/somebody You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all.
- wrong to do something We were wrong to assume that she'd agree.
📒 causing problems or difficulties; not as it should be
- Is anything wrong? You look worried.
- ‘What's wrong?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’
- wrong with somebody/something There's something wrong with the printer.
📒 not suitable, right or what you need
- wrong something for something He's the wrong person for the job.
- wrong for something She's simply wrong for this job.
- wrong something to do I realized that it was the wrong thing to say.
📒 not morally right or honest
- This man has done nothing wrong.
- wrong to do something It is wrong to tell lies.
- It's morally wrong to kill somebody.
📒 to support somebody/something that is not successful
📒 to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something
- You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
📒 from or living in a poor area or part of town
📒 to start a relationship well/badly
- I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
📒 to make somebody pleased with you/annoyed with you
📒 to be in a bad mood for the whole day for no particular reason
📒 to understand something in the wrong way
📒 to do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion
- It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief.
- Unfortunately, the president struck the wrong note in his speech, ignoring the public mood.
📒 almost correct
- Your guess wasn't far out at all.
- They weren't far out with their estimate of 100 000.
- You're not far wrong when you say he's the richest guy in town.
📒 younger or older than 40, 50, etc. years of age
📒 thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
- We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
- The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track.
- The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing.
📒 in trouble with the police
📒 to make somebody annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying something that offends them
- She tends to rub people up the wrong way.
📒 to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive
- Don't take this the wrong way, but maybe you're trying a bit too hard.