Meaning Responding to something which isn't the important issue.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- The government is blaming the immigrants for the banking crisis, but they're barking up the wrong tree there.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Barking up the wrong tree
What does "Barking up the wrong tree" mean?
Responding to something which isn't the important issue.
Barking up the wrong tree
Britain, 19th century.