awry vs on the wrong track

awry

adv
  • Perversely, improperly. 

  • Obliquely, crookedly; askew. 

adj
  • Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course 

  • Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry. 

on the wrong track

prep
  • using the wrong general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in an unpromising way 

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