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

take (one) 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.

take (one) wrong

To misunderstand one; to infer article afield from what one says or how one behaves. Don't booty me wrong, I acknowledge aggregate your mother has done for us—but it's time for her to move into her own place. I anticipate you've taken him all wrong—I apperceive he seems gruff, but he's a absolute sweetheart.Learn more: take, wrong

take someone or something wrong

to misunderstand addition or something. Please don't booty me wrong, but I accept that your socks don't match. You'll apparently booty this wrong, but I accept to say that I've never apparent you attractive better.Learn more: take, 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) take (one) aside take (one) at (one's) word take (one) behind the woodshed take (one) by surprise take (one) down a notch (or two) take (one) down a peg (or two) take (one) down memory lane take (one) down to size take (one) for (something) take (one) for a fool take (one) for a ride take (one) for a sleigh ride take (one) for an idiot take (one) for dead take (one) in tow take (one) off guard take (one) out of (oneself) take (one) out to dinner take (one) round take (one) through (something or some place) take (one) to one side take (one) to task take (one) to the cleaners take (one) to the woodshed take (one) up on (something) take (one) wrong take (one's or someone's) life in(to) (one's) (own) hands take (one's) ball and go home take (one's) belt in (a notch (or two)) take (one's) blood pressure take (one's) break take (one's) breath away take (one's) chances take (one's) cherry take (one's) courage in both hands take (one's) death (of cold) take (one's) eye off the ball take (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something) take (one's) fancy take (one's) hands off (something or someone) take (one's) hat off to (someone or something) take (one's) head off take (one's) life take (one's) lumps take (one's) measure take (one's) medicine take (one's) mind off (something) take (one's) name in vain take (one's) own life take (one's) part take (one's) pick