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take a wrong turn
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to go the wrong way at a junction or corner
Both 'take a wrong turn' and 'take the wrong turn' are common. It can also be figurative: 'Her career took a wrong turn.'
In context
We took a wrong turn near Hue and ended up in a tiny village.
If you take a wrong turn, the app will find you a new route.
More idioms about travel
- a bumpy ridea difficult period with many problems
- a change of scenerytime in a new place that makes you feel fresh and different
- a flying visita very short visit
- a fork in the roada point where you must choose between two different paths or decisions
- a home away from homea place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own home