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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My biggest concern was that, in the wrong hands, this could not be done well.
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Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Sports that involve hitting fast-moving objects or any accident that overextends the elbow in the wrong direction can cause this type of injury.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
So in some broad perspective, does the FBI and a large intelligence bureaucracy pose certain dangers to civil liberties if used in the wrong way?
—Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
But frustration is mounting with the Lakers trending in the wrong direction.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Sports that involve hitting fast-moving objects or any accident that overextends the elbow in the wrong direction can cause this type of injury.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
So in some broad perspective, does the FBI and a large intelligence bureaucracy pose certain dangers to civil liberties if used in the wrong way?
—Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
But frustration is mounting with the Lakers trending in the wrong direction.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 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 31 Dec. 2024.
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