n.
(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

not far wrong Idiom, Proverb

bark up the wrong tree

make a wrong assumption about something The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of that person.

bet on the wrong horse

base one

dead wrong

clearly wrong, mistaken I was dead wrong about the word: it's prejudice, not prejudism.

don't get me wrong

"do not misunderstand; take it the wrong way" "Don't get me wrong; I love literature, but I hate poetry."

get off on the wrong foot

make a bad start, begin with a mistake Unfortunately my relationship with my new teacher got off on the wrong foot.

get out of bed on the wrong side

be in a bad mood I think that she got out of bed on the wrong side this morning as she hasn

get up on the wrong side of bed

be grouchy or cranky, get off to a bad start Did you get up on the wrong side of bed? Are you in a bad mood?

get up on the wrong side of the bed

be in a bad mood He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and won

go wrong

choose wrong answers, make a mistake Where did we go wrong with our budget? Did we miscalculate?

in the wrong

wrong; against justice, truth or fact The driver was in the wrong and was arrested by the police after the accident.

not far wrong

Partially or about correct; abutting to the truth. A: "What did that TV amount you? $3,500?" B: "Not far wrong—$3,750." A: "I've consistently doubtable that he was burglary money from the company." B: "You're not far wrong. He's been application its adopted accounts to adumbrate his balance from the IRS."Learn more: far, not, wrong

not far ˈoff/ˈout/ˈwrong

(informal) about correct: She said she anticipation it would be awash for $200, and she wasn’t far wrong: addition paid $235 for it. ♢ The aboriginal sales’ appraisal was not far off.Learn more: far, not, off, out, wrong

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in the soup in the swim in the tank in the wake of in the wind in the wink of an eye in the works in the worst way in the wrong in these parts in time in touch in tough in tow in trouble in tune in tune (music) not darken somewhere's door not darken the door of (some place) not darken the doorstep of (some place) not dirty (one's) hands not dirty your hands not do (someone or oneself) any favors not do a hand's turn not do a lot for (someone) not do a stroke not do a stroke (of work) not do a stroke of work not do anything by halves not do anything for (someone) not do anything/a lot/much for somebody not do much for (someone) not do things by halves not done not dream of something/of doing something not dry behind the ears not enough room to swing a cat not everything (someone or something) is cracked up to be not exactly not far off not far off/out/wrong not far out not far wrong not feel (oneself) not feel like (oneself) not feel yourself not feeling (oneself) not feeling oneself not fit to hold a candle to (someone or something) not float (one's) boat not for (a) lack of trying not for (a) want of trying not for a instant not for a minute not for a moment not for a second not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant not for all the tea in China not for any account not for anything not for anything (in the world) not for hire not for lack/want of trying not for love nor/or money not for love or money not for love or/nor money Not for my money not for nothing