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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
Breno-Portuguese
Susanitasoo-sah-NEE-tahSpanish
VilhoVEEL-hoFinnish
TomÁSto-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Kanchana-Tamil
Carloman-History, Ancient Germanic
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