wrong line
Error in sequence
Wrong line refers to a mistaken connection in telephone systems, where a caller reaches someone other than the intended party: I'm sorry, you've got the wrong line.
In theater, it's dialogue spoken incorrectly or out of sequence.
More generally, wrong line suggests any mistaken path or approach: We pursued the wrong line of inquiry for months.
- incorrectNot accurate or true
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- errorFault in communication
- crossedWent from side to side
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
queue · fault · off script · misread · detour · gone astray · boundary · track · rope · script · dialogue · missed cue · cue · tangled · skipped · missed · telephone · busy
navigation/direction
wrong lineright track
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