“Get your wires crossed”
Communication정의
서로를 오해하거나 정보를 혼동하는 것.
English: To misunderstand each other or confuse information.
예문
예문들
1 / 2“We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets.”
우리가 서로 오해했네요. 저는 당신이 티켓을 예매하는 줄 알았어요.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets.Compare with the original example
We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets.
우리가 서로 오해했네요. 저는 당신이 티켓을 예매하는 줄 알았어요.
Write a two-line conversation using “Get your wires crossed”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary자주 묻는 질문
- What does "Get your wires crossed" mean?
- "Get your wires crossed" means 서로를 오해하거나 정보를 혼동하는 것.
- How do you use "Get your wires crossed" in a sentence?
- Example: "We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets."
- Should I interpret "Get your wires crossed" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.