get the wrong end of the stick

뜻

to misunderstand what someone means

남의 말을 잘못 알아듣다.

예문

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.

문법

get만 바뀐다: gets, got, getting. 나머지는 고정되어 있고, have got the wrong end of the stick도 흔히 쓴다.