There is an English idiom that says, “barking up the wrong tree”. It means attention is given to the wrong area, while the right area is being ignored. This idiom comes from a common occurrence where a dog can loose the scent it was tracking. The scent suddenly disappears and the confused dog barks up the wrong tree, because it thinks that is the location of the prey.
Prompt – JSW Prompt 8-19-2019. Photo of dog barking up a tree.
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