on the wrong tack

Progressing in a way that will likely fail or be unsuccessful. All of these protestors think that we're really on the wrong tack with this new environmental initiative. Considering all of our failed experiments, our team must be on the wrong tack.

on the wrong tack

Also, on the wrong track. See under on the right tack.

See also: on, tack, wrong

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

be on the wrong track
on the wrong track
on the right tack
be on the right lines
be on the right track
be on the right/wrong track
on the right track
right tack/track, to take/on the
be onto a winner
progress with (something)

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词组	on the wrong tack
释义	on the wrong tack on the wrong tack Progressing in a way that will likely fail or be unsuccessful. All of these protestors think that we're really on the wrong tack with this new environmental initiative. Considering all of our failed experiments, our team must be on the wrong tack. See also: on, tack, wrong Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on the wrong tack Also, on the wrong track. See under on the right tack. See also: on, tack, wrong The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: be on the wrong track on the wrong track on the right tack be on the right lines be on the right track be on the right/wrong track on the right track right tack/track, to take/on the be onto a winner progress with (something) References in periodicals archive Now come on readers who eternally waffles on about piffle, an arch(ie) rival, always 'sensible', accuses others of getting their facts wrong or being on the wrong tack? Yes it's 'You Know Who' yet again under a different guise; but now at last you all realise it's only the GDN's old Dr Who! Doctor who?
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