The police got the name wrong and arrested an innocent man.
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No, you've got it all wrong. She's his wife.
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I must have got the figures wrong.
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It looks like they got their predictions wrong again.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
get something wrong — to make a mistake about something The police got the name wrong and arrested an innocent man … 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 the wrong idea — informal phrase to believe something that is not true I’ll explain everything to George. I wouldn’t want him to get the wrong idea. Thesaurus: to believe or accept that something is true or existssynonym Main entry: idea … Useful english dictionary
get the wrong end of the stick — british informal phrase to understand something completely wrongly Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: wrong … Useful english dictionary
Something Wrong — Infobox Album | Name = Something Wrong Type = Album Artist = Bang Gang Released = 2003 Recorded = Genre = Pop, Rock Label = Bang ehf. BANG002 Recall Records Recall 039 Producer = Barði Jóhannson Last album = You (1998) This album = Something… … Wikipedia
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 the wrong idea — informal to believe something that is not true I ll explain everything to George. I wouldn t want him to get the wrong idea … English dictionary
get it wrong — misunderstand, be incorrect; execute something unsuccessfully, fail … English contemporary dictionary
get the wrong end of the stick — British informal to understand something completely wrongly … English dictionary
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
