번지수를 잘못 찾다 [짚다] Possible alternative: “짚다” · Usage not verified
- Form listed in the dictionary: 번지수를 잘못 찾다[짚다]
- 번지수를 잘못 찾다
- 번지수를 잘못 짚다 Unverified form
English rendering Go completely off track Literal translation: “Find [point to] the wrong street number”
Meaning 1
생각을 잘못 짚어 엉뚱한 방향으로 나가다.
Misjudge something and proceed in a completely wrong direction.
Dictionary example 1
번지수를 잘못 찾아도 유분수지, 어떻게 그렇게 생각할 수가 있어?
There's a limit to getting the wrong end of the stick; how could you think that?