wrong end of the stick

wrong end of the stick
The wrong idea about something.

As usual, the newspapers got hold of the wrong end of the stick and stated the whole problem in reverse.


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  • wrong end of the stick — If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • wrong end of the stick —    If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • wrong end of the stick — phrasal : a twisted or false version, impression, or account of something thinks he know what a teacher means when, in fact, he is getting the wrong end of the stick Alan Road …   Useful english dictionary

  • the wrong end of the stick — see ↑stick, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑end the wrong end of the stick chiefly Brit informal : an incorrect understanding of something You ve got (hold of) the …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wrong end of the stick —   If someone has got the wwrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • get hold of the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… …   New idioms dictionary

  • get hold of the wrong end of the stick — To misunderstand • • • Main Entry: ↑end get hold of the wrong end of the stick To misunderstand something totally • • • Main Entry: ↑wrong …   Useful english dictionary

  • get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the ˌwrong end of the ˈstick idiom (BrE, informal) to understand sth in the wrong way Main entry: ↑wrongidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — Brit. misunderstand something. → wrong …   English new terms dictionary

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