get one's wires crossed

Also, have one's wires crossed. Become or be confused or mistaken about something, as in If you think there's a meeting today, you really have your wires crossed; it's not till next month . This expression transfers a wrongly wired telephone or telegraph connection to human misunderstanding. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chibuike	-	Western African, Igbo
Torger	-	Norwegian
Epona	-	Celtic Mythology
Adolfito	-	Spanish
Zula (1)	-	Polish (Rare)
Isaura	ee-SOW-rah (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Late Roman