To have a mistaken idea, or to be quite wrong about something: “If he thinks she’ll help him, he’s ________.”
| IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING | 6 |
| BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE | 5 |
| OUT OF HIS MIND | 5 |
| SADLY MISTAKEN | 5 |
| GOT ANOTHER THINK COMING | 4 |
| IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE | 4 |
| OFF HIS ROCKER | 4 |
| CRAZY | 3 |
| GOT ANOTHER THING COMING | 3 |
| DEAD WRONG | 2 |
| GOT ANOTHER GUESS COMING | 2 |
| NUTS | 2 |
| ON THE WRONG TRACK | 2 |
| WHISTLING DIXIE | 2 |
| DELUDED | 1 |
| GOT ANOTHER THOUGHT COMING | 1 |
| GOT THE WRONG END OF THE STICK | 1 |
| NUTTIER THAN A FRUITCAKE | 1 |
| WHISTLING UP THE WRONG TREE | 1 |
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