get the wrong end of the stick

1 British EnglishBrE informalUNDERSTAND# to understand a situation in completely the wrong way 完全误解

People who think the song is about drugs have got the wrong end of the stick.

有人认为这首歌是关于毒品的，这些人完全误解了。

→ get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick at stick2(2)

2 British EnglishBrE informalUNDERSTAND to understand a situation in completely the wrong way 完全误解形势

Geoff had got the wrong end of the stick, and thought I was angry with him.

杰夫完全误解了，他以为我生他的气了。

Examples from the Corpus

get the wrong end of the stick• Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick. I thought she was leaving him, not the other way round.

→ get the wrong end of the stick at wrong1(9)

词汇	get the wrong end of the stick
释义	get the wrong end of the stick get the wrong end of the stick 1 British EnglishBrE informalUNDERSTAND# to understand a situation in completely the wrong way 完全误解 People who think the song is about drugs have got the wrong end of the stick. 有人认为这首歌是关于毒品的，这些人完全误解了。 → get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick at stick2(2) 2 British EnglishBrE informalUNDERSTAND to understand a situation in completely the wrong way 完全误解形势 Geoff had got the wrong end of the stick, and thought I was angry with him. 杰夫完全误解了，他以为我生他的气了。 Examples from the Corpus get the wrong end of the stick• Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick. I thought she was leaving him, not the other way round. → get the wrong end of the stick at wrong1(9)
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