“Get your wires crossed”
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Birek-biregi ýalňyş düşünmek ýa-da maglumaty çaşdyrmak.
English: To misunderstand each other or confuse information.
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1 / 2“We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets.”
Biz biri-birimizi ýalňyş düşündik: Men seniň biletleri bronlaýandygyňy pikir edýärdim.
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.
Biz biri-birimizi ýalňyş düşündik: Men seniň biletleri bronlaýandygyňy pikir edýärdim.
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 dictionaryFreygy-ýygydan berilýän soraglar
- What does "Get your wires crossed" mean?
- "Get your wires crossed" means birek-biregi ýalňyş düşünmek ýa-da maglumaty çaşdyrmak.
- 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.