Terms for subject American

English	Russian
be in the wrong	поступить неправильно (Val_Ships)
be in the wrong	дать маху (to be in error Val_Ships)
be in the wrong	совершить ошибку (He knew he was in the wrong but refused to concede the point. Val_Ships)
be in the wrong place at the wrong time	неудачное стечение обстоятельств (I always get into trouble but it isn't my fault Val_Ships)
fire into the wrong flock	попасть пальцем в небо
on the wrong tack	не так как надо (astray Val_Ships)
on the wrong tack	не так, как следует (His line of questioning began on the wrong tack. Val_Ships)
pull the wrong pig by the tail	обвинять не того, кого следует
pull the wrong pig by the tail	напасть на ложный след
that's the wrong way to talk to someone	взять не верный тон (Maggie)