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 in the wrong
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Related to in the wrong: ahead of schedule, pay a visit, worse for wear, stop short of, so much for
in the wrong
Having done, said, or assumed something incorrect or inappropriate.
The other driver was totally in the wrong—he hit me, after all!
I was in the wrong to assume that you two had reconciled. I should have checked before inviting you both to the dinner party.
See also: wrong
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in the wrong
wrong; morally or legally incorrect. I am not in the wrong, you are. No, you are in the wrong.
See also: wrong
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
in the wrong
Mistaken, to blame. For example, The teacher was clearly in the wrong but refused to admit it, or Since he had driven straight through a red light, Jack was the one in the wrong. [c. 1400]
See also: wrong
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
in the ;wrong responsible for a mistake, an accident, a quarrel, etc: She is clearly in the wrong. She had no right to take the book. ; The accident wasn’t my fault. The other driver was totally in the wrong. OPPOSITE: in the right
See also: wrong
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