Re: Barking up the wrong tree.
- From: "Default User" <defaultuserbr@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 19 Mar 2006 20:05:39 GMT
Allan wrote:
Thank you for the responses. Does anyone know of a similar phrase that
invokes an image of actually working hard, or investing time, on
something (rather than standing still and barking, which doesn't
really require much effort)?
i.e.:
"He expended a much effort, but then realised he was _ _ _ _ _ "
(Please fill in the blanks with a well-known phrase meaning much the
same as "barking up the wrong tree" but not containing the word
"barking".
I happen to be reading a Rex Stout book, "Too Many Cooks". In the book,
a local sheriff and prosecutor are trying to convince Nero Wolfe to
assist on a case. At some point, the narrator (Goodwin) states the
prosecutor realizes that he is, "calling the wrong dog."
A google search doesn't turn up many hits for this, the couple I found
seem to be actually referring to mistakenly calling a dog that isn't
the one intended.
Brian
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