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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If the letter is part of the word but in the wrong spot, the tile turns yellow.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Few packing errors will ruin your trip faster than toughing out your cold-weather destination in the wrong boots.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Forbes senior contributor Peter Cohan writes that while boards often force out CEOs when a company is going in the wrong direction, few analysts think that the problems at Intel could be easily solved by a new leader.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Why did our precious poppyseed-sized embryo implant in the wrong place?
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Few packing errors will ruin your trip faster than toughing out your cold-weather destination in the wrong boots.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Forbes senior contributor Peter Cohan writes that while boards often force out CEOs when a company is going in the wrong direction, few analysts think that the problems at Intel could be easily solved by a new leader.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Why did our precious poppyseed-sized embryo implant in the wrong place?
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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