I don't understand expression
barking up a wrong tree
Does it think about putting bark on tree or taking it off?
A person says
you're barking up the wrong tree
and he means
don't bother me
But what is it from?
Does he mean the bark is wrong kind for the tree?
Like "I am oak, take your pine bark!"
In Croation we say the wall is closed meaning you have the wrong wall, have to climb through another with window.
Is that how this means?
Best Answer
You have a hunting dog that helps you catch a wild animal. If it climbs up a tree, the dog is supposed to bark at the tree it climbed up. Imagine the situation where the dog is barking at a different (wrong) tree and you would be very disappointed at the dog.
The verb bark means the following:
It has nothing to do with the noun bark:
[Merriam-Webster]