on the wrong track

on the wrong track

1. using the wrong general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in an unpromising way

   Antonym: on the right track

• wrong side of the tracks

• “on the wrong track”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “on the wrong track”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “be on the right wrong track”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “be on the right wrong track” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “be on the wrong track tack” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “on the right wrong track” (US) / “on the right wrong track” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.