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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Almost every element of his game has trended in the wrong direction.
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Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The Next Time Performance Slips The next time performance metrics start trending in the wrong direction, resist the urge to immediately question your strategy.
—Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Yes, Joey is the latest in a long series of unlikely action movie heroes who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time and fighting seemingly insurmountable odds to survive.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The error occurred after the Pulaski County assessor's office placed about 400 homes and businesses in the wrong school tax district.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The Next Time Performance Slips The next time performance metrics start trending in the wrong direction, resist the urge to immediately question your strategy.
—Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Yes, Joey is the latest in a long series of unlikely action movie heroes who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time and fighting seemingly insurmountable odds to survive.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The error occurred after the Pulaski County assessor's office placed about 400 homes and businesses in the wrong school tax district.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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