Bark up the wrong tree

I just want to see if I'm, you know, not barking up the wrong tree chemically speaking.

I just want to see if I'm, you know, not barking up the wrong tree chemically speaking.

— Breaking Bad S4E4

Mm, barking up the wrong tree, McGruff.

Mm, barking up the wrong tree, McGruff.

— Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2E8

If you want a bite of that, you're barking up the wrong tree.

If you want a bite of that, you're barking up the wrong tree.

— Modern Family S5E13

But since HMOs have made it virtually impossible to make any real money, which affects the number of chicks who come sniffing around, and don't ask what tree they're barking up, cos they're sure not pissing on mine.

But since HMOs have made it virtually impossible to make any real money, which affects the number of chicks who come sniffing around, and don't ask what tree they're barking up, cos they're sure not pissing on mine.

— Scrubs S1E15

But if you're looking to see if my father will be a potential donor, you are barking up the wrong tree.

But if you're looking to see if my father will be a potential donor, you are barking up the wrong tree.

— Young Sheldon S4E9

You are barking up the wrong tree with that one.

You are barking up the wrong tree with that one.

— Grey's Anatomy S10E4

Barking up the wrong tree, Filo.

Barking up the wrong tree, Filo.

— Parks and Recreation S5E20

You're barking up the wrong tree...

You're barking up the wrong tree...

— The Big Bang Theory S1E7