twist words

twist someone's words (around)

to restate someone's words inaccurately; to misrepresent what someone has said. Stop twisting my words around! Listen to what I am telling you! You are twisting my words again. That is not what I said!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Giorgi	-	Georgian
Agate	['eigət]
Marciane	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Borislav	bah-ree-SLAHF (Russian)	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
JuhÁN	-	Sami
Jericho	JER-i-ko (English)	Biblical