The phrase “bark up the wrong tree” means yelling at or complaining to the wrong person. In Japanese it is omonchigai お門違い　（おもんちがい）. Here is an example:

John: I can’t believe you did that! What were you thinking Tim?
Tim: Look John. You are barking up the wrong tree. I had nothing to do with that.

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I thinki it is time for another explanation of articles, this time highlighting “the“. Look at these two examples:

I could not see snow.
I could not see the snow.

The first means no snow fell. In other words, there was no snow on the ground.
The second means you were probably inside a building all day and did not look outside to see that snow was on the ground.

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The phrase “point of no return” refers to a point in time at which you can not go back or restore something to it’s previous state. Here is an example:

John: We could bribe them with enough money that they would pass the law.
Tim: Once you do that, you have passed the point of no return and you will not be able to change your story if you are questioned by the authorities.

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If you remember yesterday’s expression, then opposite of it is “spend money like water“. It means to buy things without thinking if you can actually buy it. In other words, spending all your money, or some that you do not have. In Japanese, this kind of person is called zaru ざる.

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The expression “live pay check to pay check” means you have just enough money to pay expenses but you can’t save any money. Here is an example of how to use it:

John: Hi Tim. Want to go to the ball game this weekend?
Tim: I would like to go, but I am living pay check to pay check, so I do not have any money to buy a ticket.

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