get the wrong idea

get the wrong idea
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. 2012.

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  • (be) barking up the wrong tree — be barking up the wrong ˈtree idiom (informal) to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve sth • You re barking up the wrong tree if you re expecting us to lend you any money. Main entry: ↑barkidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • idea — i|dea W1S1 [aıˈdıə] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(plan/suggestion)¦ 2¦(knowledge)¦ 3¦(aim/intention)¦ 4¦(how you imagine something to be)¦ 5¦(belief/opinion)¦ 6¦(principle)¦ 7 have an idea (that) 8 get the wrong idea 9 have the right idea …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • idea — noun 1 PLAN/SUGGESTION (C) a plan or suggestion for a possible course of action, especially one that you think of suddenly (+ for): What gave you the idea for the book? (+ of): What do you think about John s idea of recruiting two new people? |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • idea — i|de|a [ aı diə ] noun *** 1. ) count a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something: What a brilliant idea! idea for: an idea for a new TV show have an idea: Then I had an idea: We could stay with Mark. get an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • idea*/*/*/ — [aɪˈdɪə] noun 1) [C] a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something What a brilliant idea![/ex] Then I had an idea: we could stay with Mark.[/ex] Then she got the idea of sending the poems to a publisher.[/ex] an… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • idea */*/*/ — UK [aɪˈdɪə] / US [aɪˈdɪə] noun Word forms idea : singular idea plural ideas Metaphor: An idea or theory is like a building or structure. Developing an idea is like building something, and destroying an idea is like destroying a building. Their… …   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 wrong — don t get me wrong, I usually like Italian food Syn: misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue, mistake, misread, take amiss; get the wrong idea/impression; informal be barking up the wrong tree …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • idea — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, clever, excellent, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, wonderful ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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