be dead wrong

been dead wrong, is dead wrong, was dead wrong

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Definition of be dead wrong - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

accuracy

be completely incorrect

He was dead wrong about the results of the experiment.
She was dead wrong about the weather forecast.
They were dead wrong in their assumptions.

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Expressions with dead

dead ahead

adv.

exactly straight ahead

The road continues dead ahead.

dead asleep

adj.

in a very deep sleep

He was dead asleep and didn't hear the storm.

dead end

street closed at one end

The car turned into a dead end and had to reverse back..

dead president

president who has passed away

The memorial honors every dead president in history.

dead on time

adv.

exactly at the planned or expected time

The train arrived dead on time.

dead or alive

adj.

either deceased or living without preference

The animal was found dead or alive.

Expressions with wrong

wrong foot

foot that is not correct or intended

He put his shoe on the wrong foot.

wrong pipe

situation where food enters the trachea causing coughing

She started coughing because the water went down the wrong pipe.

get it all wrong

misunderstand something completely or incorrectly

He got it all wrong about the meeting time.

in the wrong

adj.

responsible for a mistake or wrongdoing

She was clearly in the wrong for breaking the vase.

tell right from wrong

distinguish between morally correct and incorrect actions

She learned to tell right from wrong at a young age.

the wrong track

mistaken or incorrect path

He realized he was on the wrong track after seeing the signs.

the wrong way

adv.

in an incorrect direction or path

He drove the wrong way on the highway.

what is wrong with you

exp.

asking about someone's health or feelings

You look upset, what is wrong with you?

wrong way around

adv.

in an incorrect orientation or order

He wore his shirt the wrong way around.

can't do right for doing wrong

exp.

be in a situation where any action leads to negative results

He can't do right for doing wrong at work.

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French:avoir complètement tort, ...
German:völlig falsch liegen, ...
Italian:essere completamente sbagliato, ...
Spanish:estar completamente equivocado, ...
Portuguese:estar completamente errado, ...
Chinese:大错特错, ...
Japanese:完全に間違っている, ...
Arabic:أَخْطَأَ كُلِّيًّا, ...
Hebrew:לִטְעוֹת לְגַמְרֵי, ...
Russian:быть совершенно неправым, ...
Ukrainian:бути абсолютно неправим, ...
Hindi:पूरी तरह गलत होना, ...
Bengali:পুরোপুরি ভুল হওয়া, ...
Catalan:estar completament equivocat, ...
Czech:být úplně vedle, ...
Danish:tage helt fejl, ...
Dutch:volkomen ongelijk hebben, ...
Greek:κάνω εντελώς λάθος, ...
Hungarian:teljesen tévedni, ...
Khmer:ខុសទាំងស្រុង, ...
Korean:완전히 틀리다, ...
Persian:کاملاً اشتباه کردن, ...
Polish:być całkowicie w błędzie, ...
Portuguese (BR):estar completamente errado, ...
Romanian:a fi complet greșit, ...
Swedish:ha helt fel, ...
Thai:ผิดมหันต์, ...
Turkish:tamamen yanlış olmak, ...
Vietnamese:hoàn toàn sai, ...

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