To have a mistaken idea, or to be quite wrong about something: “If he thinks she’ll help him, he’s ________.”
| GOT ANOTHER THINK COMING | 189 |
| CRAZY | 121 |
| MISTAKEN | 114 |
| BADLY MISTAKEN | 77 |
| BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE | 73 |
| OFF HIS ROCKER | 54 |
| ALL WET | 48 |
| BADLY FOOLED | 48 |
| SADLY MISTAKEN | 47 |
| NUTS | 41 |
| DEAD WRONG | 39 |
| OUT OF HIS MIND | 36 |
| WRONG | 33 |
| FOOLED | 30 |
| GOT ANOTHER GUESS COMING | 27 |
| ON THE WRONG TRACK | 27 |
| IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE | 26 |
| GOT ANOTHER THOUGHT COMING | 17 |
| ALL WRONG | 16 |
| NR | 11 |
| IN FOR A SURPRISE | 10 |
| OFF HIS BASE | 9 |
| OUT OF HIS HEAD | 8 |
| OUT OF LUCK | 8 |
| FOOLING HIMSELF | 7 |
| GOT ANOTHER THING COMING | 7 |
| WAY OFF | 7 |
| VERY MISTAKEN | 6 |
| BETTER THINK AGAIN | 4 |
| DREAMING | 4 |
| FULL OF BEANS | 4 |
| GOT THE WRONG DOG BY THE TAIL | 4 |
| GREATLY MISTAKEN | 4 |
| HAS ANOTHER THINK COMING | 4 |
| KIDDING HIMSELF | 4 |
| MUCH MISTAKEN | 4 |
| OFF BASE | 4 |
| WAY OFF BASE | 4 |
| GOT ANOTHER THOUGHT COMING TO HIM | 3 |
| GOT THE WRONG IDEA | 3 |
| OFF HIS BEAM | 3 |
| OFF HIS ROCKERS | 3 |
| OUT IN LEFT FIELD | 3 |
| ABSOLUTELY WRONG | 2 |
| BADLY WRONG | 2 |
| CRAZIER THAN HELL | 2 |
| FULL OF BULL | 2 |
| GOT A SURPRISE COMING | 2 |
| GOT ANOTHER COMING | 2 |
| GOT ANOTHER GUESS | 2 |
| GOT ANOTHER THINK A-COMING | 2 |
| GOT ROCKS IN HIS HEAD | 2 |
| IN FOR A SHOCK | 2 |
| MAKING A MISTAKE | 2 |
| MIGHTY WRONG | 2 |
| MISLED | 2 |
| ON THE WRONG SIDE | 2 |
| OUT OF HIS TREE | 2 |
| SO WRONG | 2 |
| WET | 2 |
| WHISTLING DOWN THE DRAIN | 2 |
| WRONG ABOUT THAT | 2 |
| ANOTHER THOUGHT COMING | 1 |
| AWFUL THICK BETWEEN THE EARS | 1 |
| BAD FOOLED | 1 |
| BAD WRONG | 1 |
| BADLY IN ERROR | 1 |
| BADLY OFF BASE | 1 |
| BARKING UP THE WRONG STUMP | 1 |
| BATS | 1 |
| BATTY | 1 |
| BETTER GUESS AGAIN | 1 |
| CAN’T SEE THROUGH HER | 1 |
| CERTAINLY FOOLED | 1 |
| CERTAINLY MISTAKEN | 1 |
| CHUMP | 1 |
| CRAZIER THAN A LOON | 1 |
| CRAZY AS A BEDBUG | 1 |
| CRAZY AS A COOT | 1 |
| CRAZY AS A PET COON | 1 |
| CRAZY AS HELL | 1 |
| CRAZY IN THE HEAD | 1 |
| CUCKOO | 1 |
| DAMNLY MISTAKEN | 1 |
| DECEIVING HIMSELF | 1 |
| DEFINITELY WRONG | 1 |
| DELUDING HIMSELF | 1 |
| DON’T KNOW THE HALF OF IT | 1 |
| EASY MARK | 1 |
| FOOL | 1 |
| FOOLED THE DARNDEST | 1 |
| FOOLED THERE | 1 |
| FOOLISH | 1 |
| FULL OF BALONEY | 1 |
| FULL OF CRAP | 1 |
| FULL OF HOLES | 1 |
| FULL OF HOPS | 1 |
| FULL OF MALARKEY | 1 |
| FULL OF PRUNE JUICE | 1 |
| FULL OF PRUNES | 1 |
| FULL OF SHIT | 1 |
| FULL OF STUFF | 1 |
| FUNNY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE FOOLED | 1 |
| GOING TO BE SORRY | 1 |
| GOING TO BE SURPRISED | 1 |
| GOOFY | 1 |
| GOT A GRAND AWAKENING COMING | 1 |
| GOT A GUESS COMING | 1 |
| GOT A HOLE IN HIS HEAD | 1 |
| GOT A THOUGHT COMING | 1 |
| GOT ANOTHER GUESS A-COMING | 1 |
| GOT ANOTHER THOUGHT A-COMING | 1 |
| GOT ANOTHER THUNK COMING | 1 |
| GOT IT WRONG | 1 |
| GOT ROCKS IN HIS HAND | 1 |
| GOT THE WRONG IMPRESSION | 1 |
| GOT THE WRONG PIG BY THE TAIL | 1 |
| GOT WATER ON HIS HEAD | 1 |
| HAS ANOTHER GUESS | 1 |
| HAS ANOTHER GUESS COMING | 1 |
| HAS ANOTHER THOUGHT COMING | 1 |
| HAS ANOTHER THOUGHT COMING TO HIM | 1 |
| HAYWIRE | 1 |
| HE’LL GET FOOLED | 1 |
| HOODWINKED | 1 |
| IN ERROR | 1 |
| IN FOR A BIG LETDOWN | 1 |
| IN FOR A LETDOWN | 1 |
| IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING | 1 |
| IN FOR SURPRISE | 1 |
| JUST CRAZY AS A BAT | 1 |
| JUST KIDDING HIMSELF | 1 |
| JUST MISCONTRUED | 1 |
| MIGHTY MISTAKEN | 1 |
| MISTAKENED | 1 |
| NUTTY AS A FRUITCAKE | 1 |
| OFF | 1 |
| OFF FIRST BASE | 1 |
| OFF HIS BAT | 1 |
| OFF HIS BEAT | 1 |
| OFF HIS BOX | 1 |
| OFF HIS NOODLE | 1 |
| OFF HIS PERCH | 1 |
| OFF HIS TRACK | 1 |
| OFF HIS TROLLEY | 1 |
| OFF OF HIS BOX | 1 |
| OFF THE BEAM | 1 |
| OFF THE BEATEN TRACK | 1 |
| OFF THE PERCH | 1 |
| OFF THE TRACK | 1 |
| OFF THE WRONG TRACK | 1 |
| OFFEN HIS ROCKERS | 1 |
| ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD | 1 |
| OUT OF HIS BOX | 1 |
| OUT OF HIS COTTON-PICKING MIND | 1 |
| OUT OF HIS DOGGONE MIND | 1 |
| OUT OF LINE | 1 |
| OUT OF ORDER | 1 |
| POOR JUDGE OF PEOPLE | 1 |
| POOR JUDGMENT | 1 |
| PRETTY ACTLESS | 1 |
| PRETTY DUMB | 1 |
| READY FOR THE FUNNY FARM | 1 |
| REALLY OFF HIS BEAM | 1 |
| REALLY OUT TO GET IT | 1 |
| SADLY FOOLED | 1 |
| SADLY WRONG | 1 |
| SCREWY | 1 |
| SHIT | 1 |
| SICK | 1 |
| SORELY MISTAKEN | 1 |
| SORROWFULLY MISTAKEN | 1 |
| SUCKER | 1 |
| SURE BADLY FOOLED | 1 |
| SURE MISTAKEN | 1 |
| SURE WRONG | 1 |
| TERRIBLY MISTAKEN | 1 |
| THAT’S HIS HAPPY HAT | 1 |
| THINKING WRONG | 1 |
| UNDER THE WRONG IMPRESSION | 1 |
| UP THE WRONG ALLEY | 1 |
| VERY BADLY MISTAKEN | 1 |
| VERY MUCH MISTAKEN | 1 |
| WAY OFF THE BEAM | 1 |
| WAY OFFSIDE | 1 |
| WAY OUT IN LEFT FIELD | 1 |
| WRONG ABOUT SOMETHING | 1 |
| WRONG AS CAN BE | 1 |
| WRONG ON THAT SCORE | 1 |
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