Question

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. Esther is making wrong choices with that argument.

• A. barking at the sky
• B. barking about the bush
• C. barking her arms off
• D. barking up the wrong tree

Answer 1

Answer:

D. barking up the wrong tree

• This idiom means to follow a mistaken line of thought or course of action. Since Esther is making "wrong choices" in her argument, this fits perfectly.