- get someone wrong
- spoken
to not understand someone
You've got me all wrong, I never meant to hurt you.
I guess I got you wrong. I thought you meant Tuesday, not today.
English dictionary. 2014.
get someone wrong
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get someone wrong — spoken phrase to not understand someone You’ve got me all wrong, I never meant to hurt you. I guess I got you wrong. I thought you meant Tuesday, not today. Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
get someone or something wrong — get (someone or something) wrong : to fail to understand (someone or something) correctly She got the instructions wrong. Don t get me wrong–I like his parents. They re just a little too strict. You ve got it all wrong! [=you have misunderstood… … Useful english dictionary
get someone/something wrong — MISUNDERSTAND, misinterpret, misconstrue, mistake, misread, take amiss; get the wrong idea/impression; informal get the wrong end of the stick, be barking up the wrong tree. → wrong … Useful english dictionary
get in wrong — {v. phr.} To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. * /Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get in wrong — {v. phr.} To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. * /Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ in\ wrong — v. phr. To incur the anger or dislike of someone; come into disfavor. Although he means well, Fred is always getting in wrong with someone at the office … Словарь американских идиом
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
don't get me wrong — don’t get me wrong spoken phrase used when you want to make sure that someone understands your comments correctly, especially when you are criticizing something Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a good school, but they really should get some more… … Useful english dictionary
don't get me wrong — spoken used when you want to make sure that someone understands your comments correctly, especially when you are criticizing something Don t get me wrong, I think it s a good school, but they really should get some more up to date equipment … English dictionary
Don't get me wrong. — informal something that you say before you express an opinion about someone or something and you do not want people to think that you are criticizing that person or thing too severely. Don t get me wrong, I like Carol, I just think she has some… … New idioms dictionary
