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get the wrong end of the stick

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get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

  (informal)

to not understand a situation correctly Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick and thought I wanted to go out with him.

See also: end, get, of, stick, wrong