Question

If he is expecting his colleague's cooperation in these sensitive matters, he is raking up the wrong tree. 

• A. climbing up the wrong tree
• B. cutting down the wrong tree
• C. planting the wrong tree
• D. barking up the wrong tree
• E.

Hint:

Barking up the wrong tree means making a mistaken or misguided effort or assumption.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

1. Option A: Not a recognised idiom.
2. Option B: Not a recognised idiom.
3. Option C: Not a recognised idiom.
4. Option D: The standard idiom for pursuing a mistaken course is "barking up the wrong tree."

The correct idiom here is option D, so the correct answer is Option D.