the wrong end
1the wrong end of the stick — see ↑stick, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑end the wrong end of the stick chiefly Brit informal : an incorrect understanding of something You ve got (hold of) the …
2get hold of the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… …
3get the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… …
4get hold of the wrong end of the stick — To misunderstand • • • Main Entry: ↑end get hold of the wrong end of the stick To misunderstand something totally • • • Main Entry: ↑wrong …
5be on the wrong end of something — be on the wrong end of (something) to suffer the bad effects of something. Companies that violate this law can find themselves on the wrong end of big law suits …
6be on the wrong end of — (something) to suffer the bad effects of something. Companies that violate this law can find themselves on the wrong end of big law suits …
7get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the ˌwrong end of the ˈstick idiom (BrE, informal) to understand sth in the wrong way Main entry: ↑wrongidiom …
8get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — Brit. misunderstand something. → wrong …
9get hold of the wrong end of the stick — ► get hold of the wrong end of the stick misunderstand something. Main Entry: ↑wrong …
10get the wrong end of the stick — british informal phrase to understand something completely wrongly Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: wrong …
