“Get the wrong end of the stick”
CommunicationĐịnh nghĩa
Hiểu sai ý của người khác.
English: To misunderstand what someone means.
Ví dụ
Ví dụ
1 / 2“I got the wrong end of the stick and thought the meeting was cancelled.”
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Bắt đầu nóiUse this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I got the wrong end of the stick and thought the meeting was cancelled.Compare with the original example
I got the wrong end of the stick and thought the meeting was cancelled.
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Write a two-line conversation using “Get the wrong end of the stick”. 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 dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "Get the wrong end of the stick" mean?
- "Get the wrong end of the stick" means hiểu sai ý của người khác.
- How do you use "Get the wrong end of the stick" in a sentence?
- Example: "I got the wrong end of the stick and thought the meeting was cancelled."
- Should I interpret "Get the wrong end of the stick" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.