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get hold of the wrong end of the stick

get hold of the wrong end of the stick

To misunderstand something. I was struggling with the reading before, but now I've definitely got hold of the wrong end of the stick.
See also: end, get, hold, of, stick, wrong

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Berengaria-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Enguerrand-Medieval French
Africa (1)AF-ri-kəAfrican American (Rare)
Roman['rəumən]
Fenton['fentən]
Porcius-Ancient Roman
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