get the wrong end of the stick

意思

to misunderstand what someone means

誤解別人的意思.

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.

文法

只有 get 變化形式：gets、got、getting。其餘部分固定；也常說 have got the wrong end of the stick。