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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
Fitch[fitʃ]
Acroyd['ækrɔid]
Antoon-Dutch, Limburgish
SteveSTEEVEnglish
Iair-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Zaccheus-Biblical Latin
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