Barking up the wrong tree and Wide of the mark

Wide of the mark and barking up the wrong tree are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wide of the mark" instead an adjective phrase "Barking up the wrong tree".

Wide of the mark adjective - Not on target.

Barking up the wrong tree and wide of the mark are semantically related. You can use "Barking up the wrong tree" instead an adjective phrase "Wide of the mark".