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Meanings of wrong direction in English

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Usage of wrong direction in English
1
It was impossible to bow; whispered thanks went in the wrong direction.
Cry to heaven
2
How many races this year has he gone in the wrong direction?
The Guardian
3
Make sure they don't happen in the wrong direction this time, Hardin.
Foundation
4
Dizzy was fifteen kilometers from home and going in the wrong direction.
Coalition's End
5
The trouble was, the trend lines were moving in the wrong direction.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
6
MRS. PETERKIN.-No ;wehad the horse faced in the wrong direction,-towardProvidence.
The Peterkin papers
7
Now, the chances of it going the wrong direction seem even higher.
News.com.au
8
The chamber had a window, but it faced in the wrong direction.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
9
Best of all, they weren't lost, or marching in the wrong direction.
Quest for honour
10
They pursue their journey in the night and take a wrong direction.
The American Family Robinson / or, The Adventures of a Family lo...
11
Would they thwart its progress and send it in the wrong direction?
Wired
12
But it's still disheartening that we are going in the wrong direction.
Wired
13
Or do you feel like we're still going in the wrong direction?
Wired
14
But Miss Jenny Ann was looking in the wrong direction for trouble.
Madge Morton's Secret
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He was pegging for all he was worth in the wrong direction.
The Forbidden Trail
16
Were their faces set in the right or in the wrong direction?
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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