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Directions : In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
You have been trying to solve this puzzle for a long time, be careful so that you avoid barking up the wrong tree

A

trying to solve problems

B

trying to find something at a wrong place

C

keep working constantly

D

climbing the wrong tree

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B

barking up the wrong tree: to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve it. . You.re barking up the wrong tree if you.re expecting us to lend you any money. The best option is trying to find something at a wrong place
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