idiom
get the wrong end of the stick
GET the RONG END ov the STIK
ɡɛt ðə rɒŋ ɛnd ɒv ðə stɪkListen
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Syllable breakdown
getthewrongendofthestick
Dictionary meaning
misunderstand a situation completely; interpret something in exactly the opposite way from its intended meaning
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