To bark up the wrong tree Home The Lexicon To bark up the wrong tree Thumbnail Phrase or WordTo bark up the wrong treeDefinitionA sarcastic expression implying that a difficult situation may actually be welcome.LanguageEnglishTypeFloramorphSubcategoryTrees and BushesGrammatical SubcategoryVerbs: Actions/States of Being Previous itemWhatever you do, don’t throw me in that briar patch! Next itemTo be on the stump
