get the wrong end of the stick

Bedeutung

to misunderstand what someone means

Falsch verstehen, was jemand meint.

Beispiele

1. 1I think you've got the wrong end of the stick – Tom isn't leaving, he's just changing teams.
2. 2My neighbour got the wrong end of the stick and thought we were moving house.
3. 3Sorry, I got the wrong end of the stick; I thought the meeting was cancelled, not moved.
4. 4Don't get the wrong end of the stick: I'm not angry with you, I'm just tired.
5. 5Has Aisha got the wrong end of the stick again? She's waiting at the station instead of the airport.

Grammatik

Nur get verändert sich: gets, got, getting. Der Rest ist fest; auch have got the wrong end of the stick ist häufig.