get the wrong end of the stick

含义

to misunderstand what someone means

误解别人的意思.

例句

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.

语法

只有 get 变化形式：gets、got、getting。其余部分固定；也常说 have got the wrong end of the stick。