“Get the wrong end of the stick”
Communication定義
誤解了某人的意思。
English: To misunderstand what someone means.
例句
範例
1 / 2“I got the wrong end of the stick and thought the meeting was cancelled.”
我誤解了訊息，以為會議取消了。
Use 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.
我誤解了訊息，以為會議取消了。
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 dictionary常見問題
- What does "Get the wrong end of the stick" mean?
- "Get the wrong end of the stick" means 誤解了某人的意思。.
- 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.