get the wrong end of the stick (get the wrong end of the stick)

Idiom Communication

Signification

to misunderstand a situation or statement completely

mal comprendre complètement une situation ou une déclaration (mal comprendre completement une situation ou une declaration)

"I think you’ve got the wrong end of the stick—I wasn’t blaming you."

"Je pense que tu as mal compris—je ne te reprochais rien." (Je pense que tu as mal compris—je ne te reprochais rien)

to improve your thought process or mindset

in a state of confusion or disorder

to argue or stop being friends with someone

to find small, unimportant faults in something

to have a very bad memory

to keep changing your attitude or mood