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get hold of the wrong end of the stick
To misunderstand something. He must have gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick about something when I was talking to him earlier, because he has started acting really odd whenever I see him now.See also: end, get, hold, of, stick, wrongget the wrong end of the stick
or get hold of the wrong end of the stick
INFORMALIf someone gets the wrong end of the stick or gets hold of the wrong end of the stick, they completely misunderstand a situation or something that is said. You got the wrong end of the stick I invited him to be kind, not because I fancied him! Did I get hold of the wrong end of the stick? Was that not what he meant?See also: end, get, of, stick, wrongget [hold of] the wrong end of the stick
misunderstand someone or something completely.See also: end, get, of, stick, wrongget [hold of] the ˌwrong end of the ˈstick
[British English, informal] understand somebody/something in the wrong way: Youve got the wrong end of the stick. He doesnt owe me money, I owe him! OPPOSITE: get something right/straightSee also: end, get, of, stick, wrongSee also:- a/the feel of [something]
- [I] wouldn't [do something] if I were you
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at [someone or something]
- all right
- [you] wanna make something of it?
- all for the best
- a thing of the past
- a slew of [something]
- a bird in the hand
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