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see back the wrong horse; bark up the wrong tree; do someone wrong; get someone wrong; get up on the wrong side of bed; go wrong; in the wrong; on the right (wrong) foot; on the right (wrong) tack; right (wrong) side of the tracks; rub the wrong way; take the wrong way; two wrongs do not make a right.

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get someone in wrong

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Informal to bring someone into disfavor

get someone (or something) wrong

Informal to fail to understand someone (or something) properly

go wrong

to turn out badly
to change from good behavior to bad; go astray

in the wrong

not on the side supported by truth, justice, etc.

See wrong in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

do (someone) wrong

Informal

To be unfaithful or disloyal.

go wrong

To take a wrong turn or make a wrong move.
To go astray morally.
To go amiss; turn out badly.

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